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Emma Watson threatened with nude photo leak over feminist speech

"If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t feel compelled to be submissive," the actress said in her speech. "Both men and women should feel free to be strong."

By Annie Martin
Emma Watson is the target of a new nude photo leak, seemingly in retaliation for her speech on feminism at the U.N. (UPI/John Angelillo)
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Emma Watson is being targeted by hackers who claim to have nude photos of the actress.

Unknown 4Chan users have set up the website "Emma You Are Next" with a picture of the 24-year-old star wiping away a tear and an active countdown to September 27. Watson gave a highly-lauded speech on feminism at the U.N. on Saturday, and the threat appears to be in retaliation for her comments.

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"It is real and going to happen this weekend," one user wrote on 4Chan. "That feminist bitch Emma is going to show the world she is as much of a whore as any woman."

"She makes stupid feminist speeches at UN, and now her nudes will be online, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH," a different user commented.

4Chan is the forum-based website where the original celebrity nude photo leak emerged. Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kaley Cuoco and others were targeted in the first wave, and hackers released new pictures of Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Gabrielle Union and other celebrities over the weekend.

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"Even worse than seeing women's privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy," Watson tweeted after the first leak.

Watson was made a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador in July, and announced HeForShe, a new campaign to end gender equality, on Saturday.

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