While 50 Cent is accusing Ricky Rozay of drumming up extra press to combat lackluster Black Market sales, he may be getting some press of his own. Naturi Naughton was vacationing in the Bahamas this week when all of a sudden, her phone got hacked!! It turns out that the culprit is 23 year old, Alonzo Knowles.
The New York Daily News is reporting that a criminal complaint filed against Knowles says that he emailed a popular radio host earlier this month where he claimed to have “full scripts of episodes 1-6” of an upcoming season of a “popular drama”, and was “trying to make a few dollars of these stuff that I got,” according to court papers. The host of the show took the high road, however, and contacted the executive producer of the show who reached out to the Feds. How they set him up is really interesting though.
In order to play it smooth, the radio host put Knowles in contact with a guy who was interested in purchasing the scripts. This man was also an undercover agent!
NY Daily news:
“In a Facetime chat with Knowles, the alleged hacker showed the undercover the scripts of the TV show, which had an actress’s name watermarked on them, court papers say.
The sources said that actress was Naughton, and the scripts were episodes for the upcoming season of “Power.”
The complaint says “Victim 1’s” phone account information was compromised in September, and she told investigators she “did not provide any” of her scripts to anyone else. A rep for Naughton did not respond to a request for comment.
A spokesperson for Starz said, “We believe that every entertainment company should vigorously protect its intellectual property from theft and blackmail through every legal avenue at its disposal.” They were not able to comment any further as the investigation is still ongoing.
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Source Cited: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/bahamas-celebrity-power-star-naturi-naughton-article-1.2475453
