Naturi Naughton ‘Power’ Script Stolen by Hacker, Tries to Sell New Season Episode?
50 Cent's hit show Power, which airs on Starz, is arguably one of the biggest shows to hit television in quite some time. The gritty, raw and street nature of the show has all the viewers hooked and unable to get enough. Naturi Naughton, who plays Tasha St. Patrick on the show, was vacationing in the Bahamas this week and out of nowhere becomes a victim of phone hacking. Instead of using her personal photos and videos like other celebs, the hacker hit the star where it hurts- stealing her script for the upcoming season of Power.
According to the Shade Room, via The New York Daily News, a criminal complaint has been filed against Alonzo Knowles; the 23-year-old allegedly tried to make a come up off of the stolen script.
Knowles reportedly contacted a popular radio host earlier this month claiming to have the full scripts of episodes one through six, of an upcoming season of a "popular drama." He allegedly stated that he was "trying to make a few dollars of these stuff I got" according to court documents.
Instead of feeding into Knowles, the host contacted the executive producer of Power, who then took matters into his own hands and contacted the feds. The radio host put the 23-year-old in contact with an undercover agent posing as a guy interested in purchasing the scripts.
Court documents state that during a Facetime chat with Knowles, the alleged hacker showed the undercover the scripts of the TV show to the undercover agent, which had the actresses name marked on them.
According to the site, the complaint stated that "Victim 1s" phone account information was compromised in September, and she told investigators that she "did not provide any" of her scripts to anyone else.
A spokesperson for Starz said the cable company is unable to comment on any ongoing legal investigation, but stated, "We believe that every entertainment company should vigorously protect its intellectual property from theft and blackmail through every legal avenue at its disposal."
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