{"id":29793,"date":"2026-08-06T12:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29793"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:09:21","slug":"ex-disney-star-bella-thorne-says-cruel-accusations-after-nude-blackmail-leak-attempt-really-broke-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29793","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Disney star Bella Thorne says cruel accusations after nude blackmail leak attempt &#8216;really broke me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2Fex-disney-star-bella-thorne-136595025.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bella Thorne\u00a0fought back against an alleged blackmailer by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/06\/19\/bella-thorne-rips-into-whoopi-goldberg-over-nude-photo-comments\/\">releasing her own nude photos in 2019<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>But the former Disney star said it was the flood of victim-blaming accusations that \u201creally, really broke\u201d her.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/26\/bella-thornes-onlyfans-debut-a-contrast-to-disney-bestie-zendayas-career\/\">former Disney Channel star<\/a> found herself at the center of a\u00a0headline-making scandal\u00a0when she accused a hacker of attempting to blackmail her with private nude photos. <\/p>\n<p>Thorne ultimately beat the alleged extortionist to the punch by releasing the images herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just did an honest Twitter post,\u201d Thorne recalled during an appearance on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nlJCJGXEuH0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cCall Her Daddy.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just kind of set it out as \u2026 you\u2019re not gonna keep taking this from me, so here it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thorne said she shared the images to take control of the situation before the alleged blackmailer could release them. The decision sparked a wave of backlash that\u00a0the \u201cShake It Up\u201d star\u00a0said left her emotionally devastated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, I think the worst part of that was people saying, \u2018Well, you did this. You are faking it. You just wanna show us your t\u2014. You want us so badly to see your private parts that that\u2019s why you\u2019re doing it. You want it.\u2019 And that, to me, like, really broke me then. That like, really, really broke me,\u201d Thorne told host Alexandra Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old actress recalled filming an Instagram story in which she was \u201ccompletely \u2026 broken and so upset, just mad.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former Disney Channel star Bella Thorne, 28, revealed the victim-blaming backlash \u201creally broke\u201d her after she leaked her own nude photos to stop a 2019 blackmail attempt. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Bella Thorne<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ordeal eventually took an unexpected turn when Thorne said she received a call from the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I get like a call one day, and it\u2019s the FBI. And they\u2019re like, \u2018Hey, you know, we\u2019ve seen this thing. We think it\u2019s our guy and, like, can we come over? Can we get all the data? Can we see what this is?\u2019 And they came over to my house,\u201d Thorne recalled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, now I have like a house full of FBI, which is like the craziest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thorne appeared on the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast detailing that she stopped the alleged blackmail with \u201can honest Twitter post.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Call Her Daddy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thorne said she worked closely with\u00a0the FBI\u00a0for more than a year, sharing all the information she had. She said investigators ultimately identified the suspect by matching his writing style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if I had not posted those screenshots \u2026 they wouldn\u2019t have caught him,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr maybe they would\u2019ve caught him later, but they wouldn\u2019t have had that direct source.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The former \u201cShake It Up\u201d star shared the nude images before the alleged blackmailer could do so. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Bella Thorne<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said sharing the screenshots ultimately helped investigators build their case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s how they knew is because of the screenshots,\u201d Thorne added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it\u2019s his exact writing, and they\u2019re like, \u2018This is his MO. 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