Pippa hacker suspect jailed for blackmail
Lithgow admits harm of sex scandals
Nathan Wyatt A FRAUDSTER quizzed over hacking an account belonging to the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister has been jailed for blackmail.
Nathan Wyatt, 36, was arrested, but released, after thousands of photos of Kate and her children were taken from Pippa Matthews’ icloud account.
He admitted one count of blackmail over a demand for €10,000 from a law firm and 20 counts of fraud, using the credit card of his dead stepfather.
He gained access to the firm’s computer, signing an email threat “The Dark Overlords”. Mark Gatley, defending, said it was “enormously stupid”.
Wyatt, of Wellingborough, Northants, was jailed for three years at Southwark crown court in South London.
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John Lithgow in Dublin Daddy’s Home 2 stars Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow and Will Ferrell FILM star John Lithgow admitted it’s a “scary time” for Hollywood due to the string of sex scandals which have stormed Tinseltown.
He was speaking at the Irish premiere of Daddy’s Home 2 in Dublin this week after movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and actor Kevin Spacey faced multiple allegations of sexual assault.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror, the actor said: “It’s a huge upheaval and I’ve never seen Hollywood so shaken and it’s for a good reason. I think ultimately it will clear the air but it’s a very strange time.”
When asked by the Irish
Mirror if everyone in Hollywood was deleting shamed
Weinstein’s number from their mobile phones, Lithgow’s publicity team said questions were not being answered and we should stick to movie questions.
Meanwhile, Ben Affleck has called for men to be more accountable as he endured an uncomfortable grilling about the sex scandal.
The Oscar-winning actor, 45, was one of the first to comment on Weinstein, who launched the actor’s career, when allegations of sexual abuse and rape surrounding the movie mogul emerged last month.
He told The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: “I thought I had a sense of the scope of the problem and I thought I understood it. The truth is I really didn’t.
“I didn’t understand what it’s like to be groped, to be harassed, to be interrupted, talked over, paid around, belittled.
“All the things that women deal with, that for me, as a man, I have the privilege of not having to deal with.
“It’s just the kind of thing we have to, as men, as we become more aware of this, be really, really mindful of our behaviour and hold ourselves accountable and say, ‘If I was ever part of the problem, I want to change. I want to be part of the solution’.
“And to not shy away from these uncomfortable or awkward or strange encounters that we might have had.”
The interview started with a terse exchange when Colbert began quizzing Affleck about Weinstein.
The actor snapped back: “This is a comedy show, correct?”
Affleck worked with Weinstein on Good Will Hunting, the film that kickstarted his and Matt Damon’s careers, but said his association with the former Miramax boss had now been “tainted”. He said: “It was awful to see the extent of these terrible crimes. I haven’t worked for Harvey for more than 15 years.”
The Justice League star said he was going to donate his royalties from Weinstein movies – including Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love – to Film Independent or women’s organisation RAINN.
He added: “I’m not a spokesman, I’m not a superhero, I can’t change it by myself. I can just be accountable for myself and for my actions.” less, you know, pushed
It’s a huge upheaval. Ultimately it will clear the air but it’s strange JOHN LITHGOW