Keira Knightley Topless in Magazine Shoot [Photo]

British actress Keira Knightley has always been under scrutiny because of her very slender frame, and by Hollywood standards, she's too small.

Then in August, she shocked many people when she posed topless for photographer Patrick Demarchelier in the September issue of Interview Magazine.

In a report by the Daily Mail, the 29-year-old finally spoke about the topless photo, and it's because she's tired of the standards that Hollywood has set for her and for many other women. She does not want any more photo manipulation for her body, claiming that it is not how women are supposed to look like, and she posed topless to protest against the kind of photo manipulation that has been done to her pictures over the years.

According to Time Magazine, Knightley told The Times that she demanded for her photos to not be edited, so that people could see how she really looks without photoshop. Her intention for displaying her small chest was to make a statement: body size and shape does not matter.

She also said, "I've had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it's paparazzi photographers or for film posters. That [shoot] was one of the ones where I said: 'OK, I'm fine doing the topless shot so long as you don't make them any bigger or retouch.' Because it does feel important to say it really doesn't matter what shape you are."

Knightley has always been under fire about her figure. In a controversial poster for the film, "King Arthur" in 2004, her body was distorted to make her breasts look bigger than they actually are.

Now, ten years later, she is taking a stand. She said, "I think women's bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape."

Check out Knightley's controversial (not safe for work) statement photo here.

Knightley is starring opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the film "Imitation Game" where she plays cryptanalyst Joanne Clarke opposite his role as Enigma Code Breaker Alan Turing.

For a feminist like herself, she is especially fond of her character in the film.

Their performances in the film, according to the Daily Mail, have gotten nods from critics, earning them nominations for the British Independent Film Awards.

What do you think of Knightley's stand against photo manipulation, do you agree with her views?