Erin Andrews,,, well, you'll see

[faldor]

I have to say, that's horrible whoever did that to her.  Complete invasion of privacy.

http://boston.barstoolsports.com/

LOS ANGELES, July 17 /PRNewswire/ ? With respect to recent Internet postings of Erin Andrews, she has authorized her attorney, Marshall B. Grossman of Bingham McCutchen LLP, to issue the following statement:

?While alone in the privacy of her hotel room, Erin Andrews was surreptitiously videotaped without her knowledge or consent. She was the victim of a crime and is taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future. Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material. We request respect of Erin?s privacy at this time, while she and her representatives are working with the authorities.?

SOURCE Bingham McCutchen LLP

 

[D]

WOW how shitty


anybody got a video?

[Drew]

The video clips are out their D if you really want to see them. It was only a matter of time until someone went this far to get footage of this kind on a celebrity. It's pretty awful what was done to her but these days, it's not unexpected or a surprise.

[Drew]

Erin Andrews > Megan Fox

Erin all the way! There would not be a second thought between those too.

[Axl4Prez2004]

Haven't seen the video, but I wouldn't kick her out of bed.

Erin Andrews > Megan Fox

Be my guest.  Megan Fox is ten time hotter IMO.  Is the pic of Andrews on that link a particularly bad photo of her?  Because honestly, she's not even in Megan Fox's league.   

[faldor]

Haven't seen the video, but I wouldn't kick her out of bed.

Erin Andrews > Megan Fox

Be my guest.  Megan Fox is ten time hotter IMO.  Is the pic of Andrews on that link a particularly bad photo of her?  Because honestly, she's not even in Megan Fox's league.   

The photo of her in that awful dress?  If that's what you speak of, there was speculation that she leaked the video of her sans clothes to make up for that awful photo, but obviously that story seems a bit far fetched.  I read on some blog that the video has actually been out there for 6 months or so but somehow flew under the radar until this past week, which is also when that picture of her in that dess hit the net.  So the answer to your question, YES that is a particulary bad photo of her.

[Axl4Prez2004]

wow, makeup makes a huge difference, eh?  Is that top photo Megan Fox?  Yikes. 
The bottom pic is definitely a better pic of the Erin Andrews person.  She's a'ight.  What is she famous for?

[GypsySoul]

Erin Andrews nude video may have link to virus

ESPN commentator is subject of ?peephole? photography shown on Net

By Suzanne Choney
msnbc.com

A video that shows popular ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews in the nude in a hotel room made its way onto several Web sites and may contain a link to a virus in a Trojan horse that could be downloaded by users.

If so, it would be the second time in recent weeks where a celebrity's name was used to pique user interest and distribute malware, software that is malicious. After Michael Jackson's July 7 memorial service, spammers sent out e-mails with links to photos of the service. The link asked users to first click on a downloadable file, and if they did so, that allowed malware onto the user's computer.

The Andrews video ? which her attorney and ESPN have protested ? was pulled from sites in the past few days where it was known to have been posted, including YouTube and NSFW POA. Still, as of today, users were searching the Internet for the video.

"There are lots more sites out there pretending to host the Erin Andrews peephole video, but really hosting malicious software," said Graham Cluley of anti-virus software maker Sophos on a company blog.

"Hackers have created Web pages claiming to contain the notorious ... video in their attempt to infect Mac and Windows computers," he wrote.

"And ? surprise, surprise ? if you visit those Web pages you could be putting the security of your computer at real risk."

Users, he said, may see a message that says something like, "Your popup blocker has blocked access to the Video Player. To view your video, please launch the Live Video Player below."

Nate Solberg, of Nordic PC, said it's when users click on such links that a virus can be unleashed.

"A Trojan horse is the method of delivery. You think you're downloading something useful, but it turns out to have a surprise," he said. "The payload can be pretty much anything. Most popular these days are botnets, which can take control of your machine and use it for denial-of-service attacks against other Web sites, or to house pornography or distribute files illegally."

If users are asked to click on a link to download or update a video player in order to see photos or a video, Solberg suggests they instead go to the site of the video player company to get the link from the company itself "to make sure you're getting the real thing.

"If you do that, then go back to download a video and it still says you don't have the latest version, you know there's something fishy going on," he said.

Meanwhile, both Andrews' attorney and ESPN were making it clear they found nothing amusing about the videotape's release, and will pursue legal action against the person or persons who took the footage.

David Pahl, ESPN's general counsel, said in a written statement to at least one Web site that "These pictures were obviously taken through a peephole or otherwise in a fashion constituting a trespass/assault on the rights of the woman involved.

"Your continued posting of these pictures are highly likely to render you an accessory after the fact to a criminal act. We hereby demand that you (i) immediately remove these pictures from your site and (ii) disclose to us the source of the pictures. We intend to hold you fully responsible for further display of material that so obviously violates the law."

Andrews' attorney, Marshall B. Grossman, said the commentator is working with police on the case, and was a "victim of a crime."

"While alone in the privacy of her hotel room, Erin Andrews was surreptitiously videotaped without her knowledge or consent," he said in a statement. She is "taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future.

"Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material."

A spokesman for ESPN said Monday the network released this statement: "Erin has been grievously wronged here. Our people and resources are in full support of her as she deals with this abhorrent act."

[Axl4Prez2004]

Ah yes, that chick.  While I think what happened to her is terribly wrong (and the perpetrators should be thrown in jail), I've never found her attractive.  Sorry.   

[faldor]

Poor Erin is now being harrassed by the paparazzi, stalking her outside her home.  Erin, if you wanna hide out at my place for awhile I'll be more than happy to take you in.  They'll never look for you here.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhnOSpizGBs

[faldor]

http://cbs2chicago.com/sports/Erin.Andrews.Arrest.2.1225279.html

Arrest Made In Case Of Nude Erin Andrews' Videos

A Chicago-area man arrested at O'Hare airport who is accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was due to appear in federal court late Saturday morning, authorities said.

Michael David Barrett was arrested Friday night as he arrived on a flight from Buffalo, N.Y., the FBI said. He faces federal charges of interstate stalking for taking the videos, trying to sell them to celebrity Web site TMZ and posting the videos online, the FBI said in a statement.

Several TV networks and newspapers aired brief clips or printed screen grabs from the videos in July.

Andrews thanked FBI agents and federal prosecutors for their work on the arrest and said she hoped the case will eventually help others who have been similarly victimized.

"For my part, I will make every effort to strengthen the laws on a state and federal level to better protect victims of criminal stalking," she said in a statement early Saturday.

The charges against Barrett were filed in Los Angeles, where TMZ is based and where Andrews first became aware of the videos. She is identified in the federal complaint as E.A.

Andrews' attorney, Marshall Grossman, said he called her Friday night with news of the arrest. She was greatly relieved, he said.

"I think she's probably sleeping more soundly tonight than she has since these videos surfaced," Grossman said.

FBI agents said seven of the eight videos posted online were taken through a modified door peephole while the 31-year-old Andrews was alone and undressed in hotel rooms in Nashville, Tenn., in September 2008.

News of the video became public when it was discovered that malicious Web users were using fake links to the purported videos to trap click-happy people online. Hackers managed to get surfers to download dangerous malware to their computers, according to computer security website, sophos.com.

FBI agents said they believe Barrett called many hotels to find out where Andrews was staying and requested a hotel room next to hers. Investigators said the eighth video was likely taken at another hotel, which Andrews couldn't identify.

Agents said Barrett, 48, also made reservations at a Milwaukee hotel where she stayed in July 2008. They found her door's peephole similarly rigged, but he didn't check in at that hotel and the furniture in the room did not match furniture seen on the eighth video.

Barrett tried to sell the videos to TMZ, but an employee there informed Andrews' attorneys, according to the complaint.

FBI agents matched information in the e-mail to Barrett, and also examined telephone records and credit card charges from Barrett's Nashville hotel stay. Agents also concluded that the videos of Andrews were likely recorded from a cell phone camera.

Barrett sought to place Andrews under surveillance to harass and intimidate her, and to cause substantial emotional distress, the federal complaint said. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.

A message left at a phone listing for a Michael D. Barrett in Westmont, Ill., wasn't immediately returned Friday night.

Andrews has covered hockey, college football, college basketball and Major League Baseball for the network since 2004, often as a sideline reporter during games.

A former dance team member at the University of Florida, Andrews was named "sexiest sportscaster" by Playboy magazine in both 2008 and 2009. She has been referred to as "Erin Pageviews" because of the traffic that video clips and photos of her generate.

"This is clearly welcome news," ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said of the arrest. "Our thoughts and support continue to be with Erin, who has demonstrated tremendous strength and determination."

The federal complaint said Andrews felt ashamed and embarrassed and has had trouble sleeping and breathing because of the videos. She has also been worried that more secretly taped footage will surface, the complaint said.

Grossman said by telephone Friday night that the videos appeared to have been taped by a serial stalker who followed Andrews from city to city.

"He wasn't an accidental tourist," he said. "He had her in his sights."

Grossman has said Andrews plans to file civil lawsuits against the person who shot the video footage and anyone who publishes the material. He said in a statement Saturday morning that Andrews has worked with law enforcement and a private investigative firm to reconstruct events.

"Erin deserves significant credit for the progress made in solving this case," Grossman said.

Andrews, in an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last month, said she thought her career was over once the nude footage of her began circulating on the Internet.

"I kept screaming: 'I'm done. My career is over. I'm done. Get it off. Get it off the Internet,'" she said as she remembered talking to her father. "They thought I was physically injured, (that's) how bad I was screaming."

Andrews returned to the air Sept. 3 as the sideline reporter for ESPN's broadcast of South Carolina at North Carolina State. She is scheduled to work the Auburn-Tennessee game Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn.