FBI probing Leslie Jones nude pic hack

Leslie Jones arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Ghostbusters' at the TCL Chinese Theatre on July 9, 2016.

Leslie Jones arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Ghostbusters' at the TCL Chinese Theatre on July 9, 2016.

Published Aug 25, 2016

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The FBI are searching for the person who hacked Leslie Jones' personal website.

After the 'Ghostbusters' actress' iCloud was hacked and personal information and naked pictures were posted on her website, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was called in to track down the perpetrators, according to TMZ.

Leslie's website, JustLeslie.com, was taken down after the attack, in which details from her driver's licence and passport were posted on the site.

The hacker uploaded a video in tribute to gorilla Harambe and positioned it at the top of the website.

Several selfies of the star alongside celebrities including Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West and 50 Cent were also shared.

This comes after Leslie was racially abused by vile trolls earlier this summer, leading to her quitting Twitter.

While she has since returned to the social media site, she recently revealed trolls obtained her personal email and started sending her death threats.

She said: “I was in my apartment by myself, and I felt trapped.

“When you're reading all these gay and racial slurs, it was like, I can't fight y'all. I didn't know what to do. Do you call the police? Then they got my email, and they started sending me threats that they were going to cut off my head and stuff they do to 'N words.' It's not done to express an opinion; it's done to scare you.”

The 'Saturday Night Live' star has previously insisted she wasn't “hurt” by the insults as she's “used to” being racially abused, but was upset at being bombarded with messages by a gang of people.

She said: “The insults didn't hurt me. Unfortunately, I'm used to the insults.

“[What scared me] was the injustice of a gang of people jumping against you for such a sick cause.

“They really believe in what they believe in and it's so mean!”

Fans and celebs have rallied around Jones on Twitter:

She's great!!RT @hauntedscully: #LeslieJones doing things she loves and worked hard for. These r the pics WE share pic.twitter.com/wCpv2g1oWn

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) August 24, 2016

Let me be very clear: The abuse #LeslieJones has received via social media IS a feminist issue. She's being targeted bc she's a black woman.

— Her Majesty (@RoyalHoeliness) August 25, 2016

 

Dumbfounded at the high tech lynching that #lesliejones is enduring.What does she do but try to make people laugh?Hate Assad & ISIS instead!

— SheaMoisture (@SheaMoisture) August 24, 2016

@Lesdoggg You're beautiful. The type of strong black woman that we cried for. Keep ya head up #LeslieJones

— Jodeci (@jodecimusic) August 24, 2016

I've yet to see a hater who was ever doing better than the person they're hating on. Think about that. #LeslieJones

— Paul Guyot (@Fizzhogg) August 25, 2016

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