The Exploitation of Vanessa Hudgens | Deep Dive 

"Parents who rely way too heavily on television to find role models for their children were outraged" This is the best quote out of a whole lot of good reporting. Incredible job!

Never forget how Megan Fox stood up for Vanessa at the time, saying she should never have to apologise for someone stealing and selling her pictures and "I hate Disney for making her do that... fuck Disney".

The fact that young Miley and Zac were way more mature than the grown-ass adult media reporters around them is seriously disgusting.

Ashley tisdale saying she was uncomfortable and the interviewer saying "Be comfortable" is the epitome of early 2000s nasty attitude to women

The male reporter asking “so are there more photos coming?” DISGUSTING.

The way Miley paused knowing she could lie and not stick up for her friend but chose to protect her friend instead was wonderful. Women supporting women

The whole “girl you gotsa keep yo clothes on” thing was SO UNCALLED FOR considering the fact that she took those photos at home and was sending them to HER BOYFRIEND of at least a year 😭😭😭😭😭 people were wildin out over young girls back in the day oh my word

I was a HUGE HSM fan as a kid, and I remember seeing the leaked pics, being like "ok" and just moving on. Nothing about Vanessa's image changed to me. I was around 8, 9 years old at the time.

I remember My mom was so mad about how they treated Miley. She kept saying... "When are they going to let stop blame little girls whose lives are ran by adults". I absolutely love her still.

“but that’s her own fault” these reporters are so disgusting

The adults were absolutely REFUSING to say someone leaked her photos. They spent so much time saying how she took the photo and now it's online. They loved to blame girls for their own victimization

"Actually I shouldn't be ashamed, they should be." Perfect quote!!!

young miley standing up for her was so sweet

Tisdales "I'm not laughing, i'm uncomfortable." was so sad, that was her friend and he was trying to get her to mock her.

How did all of these adults think it was okay to bully a teenager. Disgusting

It's disgusting how many fully grown adults in the media would rather rip an 18-year-old to shreds than protect the person and their privacy, and go after the hacker or person who's leaking that stuff. Disgusting.

The whole guy calling her out at the award show saying you gotta keep up clothes on was so uncomfortable and embarrassing. So gross of him to say that on stage how humiliating 🙁

“i shouldn’t be ashamed they should be” gave me chills. she’s so strong and what a wonderful message! f the shamers

The fact that they all say “she did this to herself “ when these photos were maliciously leaked with mal intent couldn’t begin to comprehend in my mind. She was a NORMAL young woman, who’s photo gallery was clearly used against her in a ploy for the one who sold it to gain a monetary value. Love her poor heart..

What’s wild to me is everyone treats her like she leaked her own photos and thus deserves the backlash. Makes no sense how dense people can be. Always felt sorry for her.

The way these grown women reporters are talking about a teenager is disgusting🤢 not much has to be going on in your life to shame a child on television

Miley and Billy standing there in that interview defending her fills my heart with hope and love. Billy Ray “She’s a human being” You don’t see that very often in life, especially within that scene

Adults in the early 2000s were so weird the way they spoke without any critical thinking or compassion I mean jeez these girls went through it that Miley shot was not that serious and imagine being expected to be perfect and a “role model” at 14-15 it’s so ridiculous we’ve all done things it’s called life and experience .

Adults obsessed with naked teens (adult or no, 18 is a teen) is such a gross and weird part of the past. I remember when all these things happened and its wild WILD to look back on it now. She was a KID.

The pressure put on young girls…it’s sickening, I remember me and my friends talking about a lot of these issues in school and not fully understanding it. The ‘she should have known better’ phrase was just thrown around so much…felt we had to learnt quick and fast cause no one was gonna guide us, just judge us. How were they meant to know better, they are kids, adults should know better! Miley didn’t print that picture, it was taken of her but she’s the one in the wrong, Venessa didn’t share those pictures they were stolen from her…but she’s wrong…what the heck were the media thinking…shame on them!

So many people owe Vanessa an apology. She was treated terrible , exploited and way too many inappropriate chatter of a child.

I was cringing expecting Miley and Billy Ray to say something horrible (as was the norm in the early 2000s). But their response was surprisingly mature.

It’s so messed that she had to apologize for being violated. That’s DISGUSTING.

There is no such thing as a "sexy" 14 year old. I can't believe they even TRIED to pull that crap, Disney is awful.

"that's her own fault" "she brought this to herself" bruh did they not understand the word "leaked"?? someone hijacked her by posting the photos online.. she's clearly the victim :(

It's disgusting how messed up early 2000s media was to these young stars, especially young women. The Dane Cook situation is infuriating and it enraged me when the woman was laughing saying "that was amazing. Finally, someone telling her what clothes are for..." Like wtf???

the fact that one woman agreed that "she should keep her clothes on" is weird to me. they were sent with trust in mind. she wasnt aware theyd be posted anywhere. rather than blaming vanessa, why couldnt she hold accountable the person who leaked them?

People own Vanessa a huge apology. It was a nightmare being her fan during that time, not because we were listening absurd things about her everywhere, but we saw how much she was suffering. I remember checking forums and websites every week and there she was going to therapy again. Secutiry guards, never alone, no smiles, no usual happy dances... Nothing. She was a puppy. It was consuming her and we were just watching it. And all this while WE were also growing up, it was a mess and they handle it very poorly.

I have new respect for Miley after seeing that clip. I truly can't imagine how lonely you would feel as a teen having the entire world demonizing and laughing at you for something out of your control. You're already so self conscious at that age. Miley's words to the press must have meant so much to Vanessa when she heard them.

Ashley being completely uncomfortable and being told “be comfortable” was so chilling. Everyone treated her so awfully. She was barely an adult! And a lot of those photos were just her trying to be cute and weren’t racy at all. And comments saying she needed this scandal because she was squeaky clean? People are disgusting. This wasn’t even that long ago, but it feels like public perception to these types of things has changed a lot.

People did her dirty, yet she chose to show that gorgeous smile & fun personality. She’s way too strong for people to notice.

Dane Cook calling out Vanessa on TV and saying “gurl keep yo clothes on” was so unnecessary, super insensitive and people were laughing... disgusting. It’s not funny. You can see how uncomfortable and pissed Vanessa was. 😞😢 so many ppl are quick to judge Vanessa because of the photo scandal when it wasn’t even HER FAULT. What if this happened to you?

NOOOO that interview with Ashley Tisdale!! I felt how uncomfortable she was. And the fact that he said "be comfortable" 🤮 god this reminded me of those times. It was incredibly toxic and it was SO NORMALIZED. What happened to Vanessa is disgusting! It happened to so many girls back in the day. Reflecting on the norms/standards of the late 00s and early 10s presented in this video, makes me understand why so many girls who grew up in those times went through some really horrible things, and at the hands of teenage boys who felt entitled to violate us.

Every time a reporter comments on any of these scandals, it makes my blood boil. ESPECIALLY the grown women shaming these young girls for being exploited. Shame on them.

20:06 Ashley- "I'm uncomfortable" Reporter- "Well, be comfortable"

The whole nude photo thing is so disgusting how these adults treated her. And they were judging her for UNDERAGED photos!? Those people should be ashamed of themselves

21:02 I cannot believed we accepted this as our media. Pure bullying. As a mother, I would never want to see my child go through this humiliation.

22:31 that's so disgusting. The fact that Vanessa even had the strength to stay in that room. I couldn't have imagined how she felt. I would have been sick and left. He's truly disgusting for saying that.

I don’t remember how I reacted to these “scandals” when they happened, but looking back at the media’s coverage of the each situation is embarrassing and gross beyond words.

It's so sad how people villanized her and never the person who leaked her photos.

In 2007 I was 14 and my bf was 17. He sent a p*rn video of us to everyone In the school and they sent it to everyone in theirs. It ruined my life at the time and this was the culture back then. Blame the girl, call her a ho3. Even when it was taken or distributed without permission. I’m glad we as a society have gotten better. I related so much to Vanessa at the time and still feel for her to this day.

Respect to Miley for just keeping it real, instead of acting like it didn’t happen. She’s a good friend for sticking up for her at such a hard time

wow GO MILEY i’m so glad she spoke up about it even years later because she was 15!! She was a child and for people around her to tell her she did wrong and she should feel ashamed is outrageous. Proud of her and ashamed of every adult that looked at her in any other way other than a child.

What happened with Miley is disgusting! Like SHE’S COVERED!!! And also them attacking her dad for the photo of them was heartbreaking because people always turn something into something it clearly isn’t.

My girlfriend said this had little to do with Vanessa Hudgens and more to do with misogyny in Hollywood. Just passing the message.

2004-2008 was an awful time to be a woman in hollywood. Like not only was it non consensual.....it was CHILD PORN if she was underage. People are so disgusting

The fact that they didnt think for a second that the nude photo could’ve been taken when she was underage is just ridiculous. And everyone who reported on this story needs to pay Vanessa for the damages they caused her

I'll never understand why other women will throw young girls under the bus. I don't know if it's pressure from male co-workers, or jealousy or what. But that shit needs to stop. My heart goes out to teen Vanessa, this must of been so hard to go through.

The most upsetting thing was the high chances that those pictures were underage. The way media treated Vanessa was inhumane.

It is so disgusting seeing how the media treated her. She was freshly 18! I was around 9 when those photos first leaked and then I was around 10 when HSM3 came out, but I do recall bits and pieces of that time period. As a kid, I viewed her being much older than 18. It's insane to now realize and see that the media was being so nasty to a damn teen! I remember thinking back then that she didn't do anything wrong and why the hell were people mad at HER for these PRIVATE photos?? I guess that just really shows you how Hollywood was back in 2008. It's so sad. It's so weird to view this time period as an adult now. I'm almost 24 and I just cannot believe society really treated her so poorly. I have never seen that interview where Miley speaks about the situation. It's really nice to hear her being so supportive. Especially knowing how the media treated her growing out of being a Disney teen as well. This time period was so disappointing. The fact that society laughed and villainized this poor girl, even though she was a victim.... SO devastating. I am so happy you guys did a deep dive on this situation with Vanessa. Being a kid then, I never knew how ugly the media was towards her. I loved her growing up and that situation didn't change my mind on her. She was a huge role model for me growing up and I still admire her, especially seeing her get out of the Disney machine. She was so incredibly brave. I hope she continues to do well in life.

The way she was treated is absolutely sickening. I'm actually horrified.

So messed up, these poor girls. If you ever find yourself cringing from an embarrassing highschool moment, imagine everybody all over the world talking about you. Everything is magnified when you're famous

I see a lot of jealousy from every single female who reported this. None of these women supported her and so many are guilty of the same thing. Disgusting how rapid they were to expose her.

I can’t imagine the trauma those child actresses now have to live with as adults, being tormented and blamed for being exposed/violated in that way at such a young age. That would stick with you for life.

As someone who was part of the demographic these parents were oh, so worried about being poorly influenced by these "scandals", I can confirm that the only thing I learned was that being a victim of sexual assault would somehow always be my own fault in the eyes of the public. Some lesson.

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It’s heartbreaking that other young women were laughing and shaming her.And incredibly DISGUSTING that grown adults were so obsessed with if/when more photos were true.And the fact that people said that SHE leaked them is awful

It's weird how women basically get shamed for having a body. Like what exactly is she apologizing for? Having breasts, a vagina? It makes no sense to me. Also we'd all be pissed if someone leaked information from our phones. But when it comes to celebrities, we're just like "oh well, it's your own fault" like what

The most disturbing part about this is, the women who were determined to bring Vanessa down were the same women who screamed and hollered they were abused by Hollywood men.

'Leaked photos of herself' is heartbreaking to hear. Poor Vanessa. It was nice to see Miley & Billy-Ray defending her. I can understand why her Dad would have preferred to say he knew nothing about it & move on to the next topic, but I'm actually glad Miley said what she did & I'm glad Billy had her back with it too.. it's disappointing to see so many adults berating her, bullying her & making her life hell when she was a child. Even if she had done it at eighteen, that's still pretty much a baby in my opinion. Regardless, underage or not it's a disgusting thing to do to anybody & someone should have been held accountable for it.

This is absolutely atrocious. To trust someone with such a vulnerable photo of yourself when you're a literal CHILD and the thought of it being leaked isn't even a thought that crosses your mind. The fact that everyone was blaming her is disgusting.

But, Vanessa didn't leaked it. Why make her the villain? Jesus, the media is Harsh harsh. I wish Vanessa had healed from this traumatic experience and wish her thriving

I truly don’t know what worse, the guys telling her to “keep her clothes on” Or the announcer basically saying she deserved it like wtfff

Wether it’s “cancel culture “ , “being to sensitive” or whatever else people like to say the younger generation is… I’m proud that we have moved further in society away from adults talking About literal children like this. You could never get away with something like this today and I’m glad

We should all be ashamed as a society for how we treated during this time. I love how so many people said there was no longer a need for feminism or activism during this time. All of this victim blaming and slut shaming literally makes me sick. I forget how bad it sucked being a teenage girl during this time period. It’s still harder but at least people aren’t usually this brazen with their sexism now and we’re a little bit better educated.

people blamed vanessa because they can’t bear to see a woman take autonomy of her own body and sexuality, which is exactly what those pictures were, an expression of sexuality, a private moment. people only appreciate a woman’s sexuality when it is non-consensual. when it is consensual, they find a way to demonise her.

Imagine how lonely she must have felt.. it's heart wrenching .. and the person who leaked those photos was never held accountable.. 💔

It's weird to look back on that and think about all these "adults" talking about pictures of a child and are almost giddy about it. What's even weirder is that you know all the reporters saw the pictures themselves. I would feel like such a gross human being feeling good about a picture of a kid and her downfall.

“She’s 15 she’s so young! (5secs later) she’s 15 she should’ve known better!” So which is it?

The early 2000s and 2010s we're absolutely toxic for female celebrities. People like Britney Spears, Miley, Amy Winehouse... I mean the bullying and harassment from the media, the paparazzi, and everything was so overwhelming!!! I can't even imagine what these ladies went though back then.

Media around this time annoys tf outta me. If you’re looking for a teen to be a role model for YOUR kid then you’ve already failed as a parent

These adults out here insulting children getting exploited should be slapped in the face 👀😈

People who looked up to these girls as role models have a weird definition of, entertainment. ...the fact they put so much pressure on these young girls to be perfect is insane.

@22:04 Dane Cook was absolutely GROSS and way out of line to publicly humiliate Vanessa on stage like that. An adult male saying something so crass to embarrass a young woman on national tv for something that wasn’t her fault is shameful. I’m completely creeped out and disgusted by his actions. Crazy how wildly and openly inappropriate young stars were treated back then (though I am aware starlets of all eras experienced this as well). 😒

as someone who has been revenge p*rn-ed before i can understand the pain and the loneliness that Vanessa's feel back then. i can understand the feeling when people blame me cause my video was everywhere on twitter while I'm not the one who leak it on the internet. and the most disgusting thing is people just don't care what i feel. they even said that I'm a drama queen, I'm playing victim, and even many people said that i deserved that. and no one even there for me or even wanted to help me. glad that was over now.

Looking back, she really had to have a spine of steel to weather that level of scrutiny and ridicule so gracefully. Especially with the image Disney had curated for her at such a young age. :(

The entire situation of her photos being leaked made me sick to my stomach. The fact that everyone was blaming her and 40 year olds are gossiping about an 18 year old is absolutely disgusting. They made it her entire identity. She deserves a major apology

Imagine blaming kids for being exploited by adults instead of worrying about the safety of these kids being manipulated

I remember this scandal like it was yesterday. I was 15 years old. Looking back at this story now as an adult, I couldn’t imagine the trauma she went through at such a young age.

Watching this in 2022 and about the same age as Miley, I remember just feeling so scared of ever showing my body. To hear that grown adult call her “scum” because a part of her back was showing? Just absolutely disgusting how much self-shame was pushed on to young women.

I can't believe people actually blamed her or "well that's what she deserves" or "she should have known better". When you take a nude pic, it is for yourself or someone else. She did not chose to leak it, it wasn't her fault. It boils my blood. I would have though females would be more empathetic but that hosts was legit like "Someone finally told her, she deserves it" like wtf people.

I can't imagine how horrible and isolated she must have felt to have the entire media against her and shaming her for something she had no control over, and it was disgusting how much people at the time reveled in her misfortune! It's honestly disgusting, I feel so bad for the way she was treated, and the way everyone made it feel like it was HER fault for taking photos PRIVATELY

The shocking thing is the amount of ADULTS and "PROFESSIONALS" that perpetuated and made the situation so much worse

can we talk about the ashley tisdale interview where she straight up says she’s uncomfortable and the interviewer just tells her to be comfortable? no one should have to talk about things that make them uncomfortable, even celebrities

Okay we get it Miley was a good friend but let’s talk about the disgusting adults that shamed her for absolutely no reason

I really like that you didn’t do this to shame her or the other girls. You made it to shame the adults who are maliciously speaking about these young ladies at the time. I’m so glad there are laws now to protect them. This is unacceptable for the media and adults to be so mean to young ladies. Thank you for this.

I love how both Billy and Miley were supportive of her during a time when it seemed like everyone was against her. We love to see it ❤

I have so much empathy for her. To go through this at beginning of the whole “nude” phenomenon, not only as a famous person but as a Disney star with millions of children fans. I could not have imagined going through that.

Mileys parents always made sure she understood kindness, and controversy. Her father taught her that people make bad decisions sometimes but that doesn't mean who you are changes. Even thru her "crazy stage" her parents always stood up for her. Thank god she has a great support system unlike britney because black box was her and britneys security. They tried to get her parents to do to her what was done to Britney Spears but luckily they weren't falling for that crap!

Billy Ray's support of his daughter is top tier and not appreciated enough fr.

The way she was only 18 years old... Poor baby she had to apologize for something that wasn't even her fault. The reporters who were talking about it are insanely disgusting, shame on them. I hope they look back with regret, esp after knowing she was 15 YEARS OLD in that photo.

It's crazy how anti sexuality or even just nudity people can be. I wish people wouldn't be scandalized or excited by such things. Wish people could just be like it's not meant for me, no interest, it's not a big deal, and ignore it. I'm glad things are changing for the better still

This entire video is heartbreaking. None of these young girls deserved any of this.

I still say Miley’s pictures were weird and incredibly uncomfortable coming from a 15 year old. It’s bizarre grown adults act like that wasn’t weird when she’s a child.

crazy how the media shamed miley for having a sheet covering her but praised a topless zach efron