Edison | Chen Scandal Photo

Before 2008, if a celebrity’s nude photos leaked, the public rarely questioned the consumer. Edison Chen changed that. Sociologists began openly discussing why the women were called "sluts" while the man was a "stud," and why the leaker (the criminal) was largely ignored. This scandal became a case study in misogyny in digital spaces.

The images were illegally recovered and stolen from Chen's laptop by a technician, Sze Ho-chun, after Chen brought it to a computer shop for repairs in 2006. The Fallout: edison chen scandal photo