Jack Whitehall is opening up about that one special time he suspected a photo of himself in the nude had made its way into the tremulous clutches of the Internet.
During an appearance on The Late Show with James Corden earlier this week, the British comedian confessed he once almost had a bona fide nervous breakdown when an acquaintance told him a photo of his penis was making the rounds.
Related: New York Instagram sensation “Hot Cop” swears those leaked photos are fakes. We… have our doubts.
This confused him, as he sworn he’d never taken a dick pic before. Nevertheless, he demanded his agent get the photo removed from the Internet immediately.
“I was told that there was a penis pic of me circulating online, and I was very distressed,” he says. “This can’t be happening because I’ve never taken a photograph of my junk in my life…”
He calmed down considerably once he got a glimpse of the photo, however.
“I called up my agent and told him to get a lawyer and shut this down, make it go away. Then, a friend sent me the picture…
“It was the most beautiful penis I’ve ever seen. It was unbelievable…long and tan… a beautiful magical thing.”
You really can’t buy that kind of publicity.
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h/t: Attitude
reallythough
Meanwhile, by telling his attorney to take down content that wasn’t his, he was abusing the DMCA, making him liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) if he materially misrepresented that the material or activity infringes on his copyright, which, by his own admission, he had none of, since the content wasn’t his to begin with.
Kieru
I mean… no?
In a scenario where the photo WAS of him; he has the right to order it taken down if he argues that the person distributing the photo had no rights to do so.
In a scenario where the photo WASN’T of him and people were claiming it was; he has the right to order it taken down as the photo can be considered defamation of character.
MacAdvisor
Even if the image is not of Mr. Whitehall’s penis, that the poster alleges it is, is enough under the DMCA for Mr. Whitehall to demand that it be removed. The question is one of intent. If the poster intends to represent something, he can’t then suggest it is something else as a defense.
gjpd
Yes. It’s a gross invasion of privacy. Mr Whitehall’s humour and open-mindedness wins the day here in the end.
WillParkinson
So is it James or Jack? Just wanna know who I’m searching for. 🙂
decampbell
Did you find it?
duje_buric
It’s Jack. 😀
JessPH
JACK Whitehall. Not James.
crowebobby
I love this guy. Anything he says in that posh accent becomes funny: “I was tormented by the most vicious bully in school, Montague Hewitt Bridesworth.”
PinkoOfTheGange
Oh my you are so right; that line just made me guffaw by merely reading it.
Nahald
What’s the big deal, practically everyone has their naked pics online these days. It’s just a human body and we all know what they look like.
gjpd
He didn’t post it himself. He wanted to have control over what is posted about him or in his name.
Bryguyf69
The big deal is…
1) If a private photo is leaked, then there’s a good chance that your account — or that of a correspondent — was hacked.
2) You may have an enemy out to harm you
3) Posting nude photos is still frowned upon, for many reasons from narcissism to recklessness. Some employers, i.e. corporate sponsors, will avoid him for being controversial, family-unfriendly and having poor judgment.
And no, it’s NOT true that “practically everyone has their naked pics online these days.” In fact, I don’t personally know anyone stupid enough to have done so, although some do have nudes OFFline. And I’m a 20-something liberal atheist
New Yorker who has no moral qualms about nudity or sex. You obviously hang around a different group. Are you seriously saying that, if nudes of yours surface publicly, you’d just brush it off?
batesmotel
I guess I assumed every man under 50 today has taken a photo of their junk at some point. I guess not all do!
gjpd
Under 50 ? Is there a recommended age for taking personal pics ?
paul dorian lord fredine
the list you could do is post the alleged photo so we can judge for ourselves, for research purposes only, of course.
trelld
He had a nude scene in a movie…sooo….
gary69mike
Seriously!?!?! Unless it’s microscopic (so must be it is) then who cares.
Knight
Riiight. A Brit with a long penis is like a purple dinosaur with a PhD.
britt69
I respect the need for personal control but sad to say the internet is forever. Is he trying to say he didn’t post it to a dating app once upon a time? Better yet, how does he know it’s his penis?