Simon Dunn has addressed the photo leak that’s been making the rounds this week.
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Dunn, 29, is a now-retired Australian bobsledder who became the first openly gay athlete to represent his country in the Olympics.
“Unfortunately pics of me have ended up online,” he writes in a tweet. “This is obviously not one of my best moments, for that I’m sorry.”
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“In light of recent events, I thought I’d show you that I do look good with clothes on as well.”
Unfortunately pics of me have ended up online. This is obviously not one of my best moments, for that I'm sorry. Full statement @4GuysLikeU https://t.co/IlblfEEEX6
— Simon Dunn (@TheSimonDunn) April 24, 2017
In light of recent events, I thought I'd show you that I do look good with clothes on as well.
?: @christianbscott pic.twitter.com/CX0rwufd4P
— Simon Dunn (@TheSimonDunn) April 24, 2017
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Here’s his full statement on GuysLikeU:
“Although not ashamed of the pictures it is a little embarrassing. Mostly I’d like to apologize to my mum and family and supporters who might be upset by this. I’ve endeavored to make you proud and be your role model and right now I’m not living up to that goal.
I’m only human and like most men I guess in this instance I wasn’t thinking with my brain… but something else! I hope I can put this all behind me, learn from my mistakes and continue my work promoting LGBT athletes and causes.
I guess the silver lining is I can just link people to Tumblr next time they ask for such pictures. And remember boys no matter how hot he is don’t send nudes…
On a serious note, as this is an invasion of my privacy and someone has clearly breached my trust, should you see these pictures please ask the corresponding page to take them down.”
We’re not sure fans are taking him up on that last bit, as the photo in question is readily available online if you know where to look.
RIGay
You took a dick pic and sent it to someone. Guess what? That invasion of privacy thing is off the table. If someone took an non-consentual photo of your soapy schlong in the shower and posted that, THEN you would have an invasion of privacy claim.
Good! You owned up to it. Good! You are embarrassed by it. About all you can do is say what you said, “I was stupid”.
That aside, AWESOME photo (your dick pic). Be proud!
GC1985
And he probably “leaked” the photo himself.
Gian85
I leak a lot too.
bbg372
This article is useless without even a link to the picture in question.
Roan
http://www.omgblog.com/2017/04/omg-hes-naked-professional-bobsledder-simon-dunn.php/#axzz4fHRroQRL
Roan
It’s really not that big of a deal.
Agentothe9
?
Why would . . .
Never mind.
ChrisK
Yawn. Isn’t this getting old by now. “I just don’t know how my selfi ended up on the internet. I’m so embarrassed.”
ErikO
haha why is he so surprised that a naked picture of himself that he took was shared online? He probably spread it around himself just for media attention.
ErikO
It’s a pity this guy is cut and m u t i l a t e d.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
This guy is an Olympic level attention whore sliding down the nowadays all too typical route
Prax07
@Eriko He’s got a lovely schlong. It’s the uncut ones that are gross…so gross.
IanHunter
He definitely has nothing to be afraid of. He’s a beautiful man.
Jack Meoff
I’d be more embarrassed about those god awful thigh tattooes than a naked selfie if I were him.
sfbeast
Roan, thanks for the link. I think he’s a terrific-looking man.
CarlIsle
1) Simon Dunn NEVER represented Australia or any other country in the Olympics.
2) If he didn’t want people to see him naked, his Instagram page wouldn’t be full of risque photos.
3) If he really cared about maintaining his privacy he would do like the rest of us and crop any distinguishing marks or features out of the photos. Since he didn’t, I’m pretty sure he wanted more publicity so he leaked the photo himself.
4) I admit, he’s cute and I love a hairy guy, but the photos he posts online make him really unattractive because they indicate vanity and a desperate desire for attention, both of which are turnoffs.
Dan
Check out this guy’s twitter feed, he’s so self-obsessed he probably “leaked” those photos himself.
baggins435
Unless you are a young person taking naked selfies to save to remind your future old self 30+ years down the road that you used to be a “hot, young thing”, you are taking them to send to someone. And in that case you should assume they will be posted online for the world to see, especially if you are the least bit “famous.” These “I’m so sorry I was stupid” stories are getting way too common to be accidents. No one is that naive about social media and the internet these days. Even my 11 year old nephew knows anything he posts online or sends to “friends” will be out there for his parents to find almost immediately. If you want validation that you are (still) attractive, just post the pics yourself like a boss and own it. Don’t hide behind “I was hacked”, “my ex leaked the pics”, or “I accidently sent them to the wrong person”, because no one believes you anyway.
stevetalbert
The take away from the comments is that one mans trash is another mans treasure and one mans junk is another ones pleasure