<em>GQ</em> Profiles 'The Man Who Hacked Hollywood'

At any given moment, there is typically one must-read Tinseltown feature article gracing one of the marquee east coast glossy monthly magazines. The latest item to claim that distinction can be found in the May issue of GQ and, as of this morning, on the publication's website. David Kushner’s “The Man Who Hacked Hollywood” offers a fascinating and detailed look at how an unassuming 290-pound Florida resident cracked the email accounts of top celebs, filmmakers and producers. In doing so, Chris Chaney was able to access all kinds of info besides nude pictures like the bathroom self-portrait taken by Scarlett Johansson: After hacking the account of one producer, Chaney saw the entire filmmaking process, from start to finish. The producer was working on In Time, a film starring Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde, and Amanda Seyfried. Chaney breezed through copies of the script, set in a dystopian future where people die at age 26 unless they can afford to buy another day. He marveled over production photos of arms imprinted with numbers that count down the actors' hours. He read in astonishment as one producer discussed visiting strip clubs to find a body double for an actress, perhaps Seyfried. Another had to negotiate a deal with Seyfried's agent over how much flesh she'd show. "It seemed a fairly convoluted process just to show a butt crack," Chaney says. Equally compelling is the info in the piece about the close-knit community of hackers that trade in illicit and faked celebrity pictures. People with online handles like TrainReq, TrainReqSucks, Mr. Green and Deep at Sea. To bookmark-read Kushner's piece, click here.

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GQ Profiles 'The Man Who Hacked Hollywood'

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