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Users of 4chan, the website behind other leaks of celebrities
nude photos, created a new site called "Emma You Are Next", The
Guardian said.
Late Tuesday night, under a photo of a weeping Watson and a
countdown clock that had ticked down to zero, a message read,
"We will launch earlier, tune in on September 24, 2014 at 12am
EST (0400 GMT)."
In her speech at the U.N., the Harry Potter actress said she
believed it was right for her to be able to make decisions about
her own body.
"My recent research has shown me that feminism has become an
unpopular word," said Watson. "I was appointed six months ago
and the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have
realized that fighting for women's rights has too often become
synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for
certain, it is that this has to stop."
The threats could be the work of Internet trolls and their
credibility is hard to assess, with some 4chan users suggesting
that the episode was a prank, The Guardian reported.
Watson's U.N. speech marked the launch of the "HeForShe"
campaign, which aims at mobilizing 1 billion men and boys over
the course of 12 months to support gender equality.
The campaign's web site, www.heforshe.org, includes a map
showing the countries in which men have clicked to join the
effort. By Tuesday, more than 90,000 men and boys had signed
online pledges.
UN Women did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(This refiled version of the story takes out extraneous words in
first paragraph)
(Reporting by Maria Caspani, Editing by Alisa Tang)
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