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Mary Winstead, Victoria Justice, Ricky Gervais, Other Celebs Tweet Back After Nude Photos Stolen From Apple's iCloud

(CBS SF) -- Celebrities raged on Twitter Monday after hackers flooded the Internet with nude photos of everyone from Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Lawrence, Rihana, Ariana Grande, Kate Upton and Selena Gomez, apparently obtained from an attack on Apple's iCloud online storage.

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Some celebrities claim the naked photos out there are fakes, but many others confirmed the photos are real, and are demanding legal action.

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The Tweet from actress Mary  Winstead described the situation well, "Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked."
Earlier, she had tweeted to vent her anger:

Finally, she decided to take a break from the chaos online.

Meanwhile, other stars like Victoria Justice, claim the photos of her are fake.

She retweeted another post showing what she feels was manipulation of an old photo.

2012 Olympic Medalist, gymnast  McKayla Maroney also said her photos were fakes:

Actor and director Lena Dunham may have summed up the whole problem with one simple tweet overnight:

Comedian Ricky Gervais couldn't help making light of the situation, but caught plenty of flack.  The first tweet is his joke, followed by several responses.

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