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About
The Fappening, also known as Celebgate, refers to a series of nude photographs featuring various high profile celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst, which were leaked on 4chan in late August 2014.
Origin
[Researching]
Spread
On August 31st, 2014, the subreddit /r/thefappening[1] was creator by Redditor johnsmcjohn for submissions of leaked celebrity nude photos, which gathered upwards of 50,900 subscribers in the first 10 hours.
Search Interest
Not available.
External References
[1]Reddit – /r/thefappening (Warning: NSFW Content)