If you're living in a bubble and somehow haven't heard by now, several nude photos of pop sensation Justin Bieber vacationing in Bora Bora hit the Internet earlier this week, and the Biebs seems to be taking some legal action.
The 21-year-old singer is threatening to sue The New York Daily News, who originally published the censored version of the photos, even though it wasn't long before the uncensored versions quickly dominated everyone's Twitter feed. A cease-and-desist letter was sent from his legal team to the paper asking that they take down the photos immediately, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The letter was sent shortly after the photos hit the site Wednesday afternoon, warning them that they had 12 hours to take them down. While this seems threatening, it has currently been two days, and the photos are very much still there.
"We recently became informed that your company has obtained and is distributing unauthorized photographs of our client including images showing him without clothing," the letter reads. It goes on to explain that the publication of these photos violates his publicity and privacy rights and also infringe on his trademarks.
While Bieber clearly wants them taken down, he doesn't seem too concerned that the world finally got to see him fully naked. He's more upset with the fact that paparazzi invaded his privacy than he is about the major reveal. Multiple sources have told TMZ that once the photos went completely viral, he wasn't too upset. "Justin's anger faded when the pics went viral...for one seemingly larger than average reason," the site reads. "Bieber's a really big deal, and we're told he's happy the world knows it now."
Bieber himself has not yet commented on the incident.
