Ariana Grande made headlines on Sunday but for a wrong reason as purported nude photos of the former Nickelodeon star hit the web.
According to Hollywood Life, the alleged nude photos of Grande were first posted on 4chan before hitting different social networking websites like Twitter and Instagram.
The controversial photos, showing the star in seductive and daring poses, were reportedly hacked from Grande's phone. Buzzfeed reported that the photos were allegedly obtained due to an iCloud glitch that made celebrities' phone prone to hacking, and were posted on 4chan to earn bitcoins.
When asked to comment about the purported nude photos, Grande's agent reiterated that the images are all fake, similar to several photos that also went viral online earlier this year.
Fans of the 21-year-old recording artists were shocked in March after scandalous images showing Grande were posted, but were later confirmed as hoax.
Previous reports indicated that the photos showing Grande naked in several places, with most of them at the beach, were just a part of an April Fools' Day campaign.
Aside from Grande, more than 100 celebrities were also involved in the recent controversy, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, Candice Swanepoel, Lea Michelle, Selena Gomez, Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, Rihanna and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The hacker who posted the photos on 4chan claimed that he has more than 60 nude selfies and intimate videos of Lawrence. The photos were taken in several locations, including what looked like a dressing room, and was either taken by the actress herself or a companion.
Reacting to the news linking Lawrence to the controversial photos, the Oscar-winning actress' spokesperson told TMZ: "This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Victoria Justice took to Twitter to insist that purported photos of her are fake.
"These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. *pun intended*" Justice posted.
On the other hand, Winstead confirmed the authenticity of the six nude photos of her. The actress said on Twitter that the photos were taken with his husband "years ago" and were already deleted.
"Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked," Winstead posted.
"To those of you looking at photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our home, hope you feel great about yourselves," Winstead said in another post.