Taylor Ferber | September 11, 2014 1:57 pm

It’s almost comic when celebrities act shocked to learn their nude photos have hit the Internet. It’s the 21st century, people! You should know by now that if you don’t want your goodies out there for the world to see you probably shouldn’t take the pics to start with. Whether actors or singers, males or females, even if you’re Jennifer Lawrence, no celebrity is safe from their private photos being spread.

Since no one is really that fazed by nude photo news anymore, it makes us wonder who — if any stars — are leaking their own scandalous assets to gain a little buzz. Maybe the High School Musical franchise wasn’t enough to meet a young Vanessa Hudgen‘s need for attention? We’re similarly persuaded that Kanye West‘s dick pic was a brilliant marketing strategy, as is everything Kanye does in life. We’re here to break down the history of “leaked” celebrity nude photos and help you choose whether or not they were in fact purposely put out into the world.

Paris Hilton, 2005

Leaked on purpose? No. In 2005, the avalanche of what would be nude celebrity photos taking over the Internet started when hotel heiress Hilton had her Associate (whoa, throwback) hacked. The culprit apparently also posted many of her A-list friends’ friend information. Seems like Paris didn’t leak the photos herself, but she couldn’t have cared much since everyone had spent A Night in Paris a year prior.

Vanessa Hudgens, 2007

Leaked on purpose? Maybe. At 18, the one-time Disney darling lost her kid-friendly status when a nude photo leaked. Her rep confirmed the photo, taken privately in her bedroom, was indeed of Vanessa, saying, “It is unfortunate this has become public.” At the time, she was negotiating her contract for the third High School Musical film. So would she risk losing the lucrative part just to give everyone to get a peak at her goodies? Possibly.

[How should J.Law handle being wrapped up in the latest nude photo scandal to hit Hollywood? VH1′s friend Randy Rainbow has some thoughts.]

1 2 3Next page

Tags: Kanye West, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Chris Brown, Amber Rose