Katharine McPhee has blasted sites that have published her leaked photographs.
The 33-year-old actress made her ire clear in a statement to People Wednesday, a day after she sued a website that published naked photos that were hacked from her phone.
She was not alone in the intrusion as other stars including Tiger Woods, Lindsay Vonn, Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell also had their private photographs published.
The actress explained the set of circumstances that led to her intimate images being leaked online: 'I was hacked sometime in the last few years, and along with other celebrities a few days ago, my private photos were blasted all over some sick and despicable websites.
'Game on': Katharine McPhee, 33, laid bare her disgust over the publishing of hacked images of her body in a statement Wednesday after filing a lawsuit in the matter
'The photos that are mine I am not ashamed of,' she said, adding, 'I love my body and they were taken for a man I was deeply in love with, or for no one but myself.'
McPhee, who gained fame as a contestant on American Idol's fifth season in 2006, said what's 'truly disgusting is that these sites include photos that do not belong to me, and are not of my body, and I’ve learned this happens continually.'
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ShareThe Los Angeles native told the publication that the ongoing trend of leaked naked photos of female celebrities 'with no recourse for these websites is absolutely abhorrent,' and that they 'should be shut down.'
The Smash actress said 'shame on' websites that promote the leaks, and those who might not have hacked the shots, but posted them online anyway 'should be shut down,' and that 'laws need to be changed.'
Taking a stand: McPhee, seen here earlier this month in Brentwood, said she's committed to 'ending this absurdity' of hacked and leaked nudes
McPhee said that 'no one deserves this kind of intrusion,' and that she knows other victims of similar efforts.
'I have other friends on these sites, images and videos that were stolen and they cannot get taken down,' she said. 'This is not just a celebrity issue. This is a privacy and sex crime issue that affects private citizens as well.
'I hope other female victims and men for that matter, will help and join me in ending this absurdity. Game on.'
In court docs, the magazine reported, McPhee said she felt 'horror, shock, shame, mortification, hurt feelings, depression and ... powerlessness' amid the leaks, asking for damages and injunctions.
Latest wave: Kristen Stewart (L) and Tiger Woods were among the stars impacted in the latest wave of hacked pictures that were published online
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