Cindy Crawford: ‘Take Down That Fake Photo’ Lawsuit Threatened

That Cindy Crawford photo that broke the internet earlier last month has come back to haunt media outlets, as they are threatened with a lawsuit if they don’t take the photo down immediately. TMZ is reporting today that all news outlets and Internet sites that distributed the controversial photo of Cindy Crawford’s cellulite-laden middle area have been warned to take it down, or else. The or else would most likely be a hefty fine to pay in court costs after they are sued.

Attorneys for the original photographer have stated that the photo was heavily altered to disgrace the aging model. TMZ stated that each site received a warning letter giving them the chance to remove the unflattering photos. An accompanying apology is also stipulated in the letters.

When the photos were first made public, Cindy Crawford was being praised as a supermodel who wanted to show what a real model looked like without all of the photo shopping. Women all over the U.S. suddenly identified with the seemingly unaltered photo. Even Marie Claire Magazine made the following comment regarding the “untouched” photo, according to CNN.

“No matter where the photo came from, it’s an enlightenment — we’ve always known Crawford was beautiful, but seeing her like this only makes us love her more.”

Now it seems that the photo was a hoax, a scam designed to make the model look bad, though no one thought that she did. As for keeping her body in shape, the Business Standard states that Crawford eats kiddie-sized ice creams in order to keep fit. She also states that she doesn’t want her daughters to be stick thin like models.

“If my daughter sees me accepting my body the way it is and not denigrating myself because I’m not stick thin, or only eating lettuce with no dressing… If she sees I enjoy food, but I also exercise.”

“I mean, I don’t sit around with a pint of ice cream watching TV, but at the same time if we all go out for ice cream as a family, I’ll order some. A kiddie-size one, but that’s the way you do it. I’m very conscious that I want (Kaia) to get the right message because what you see in the magazines and on the runways, it is a very thin image.”

But Crawford didn’t feel this way back in the late 1990’s when Jennifer Lopez became popular for her curvaceous, plump derriere. In fact, Cindy Crawford was one of the celebrities who was rumored to have heavily criticized her now famous bottom, insinuating that it was hard for her to understand how Lopez could even made a public appearance with that backside. In an interview with with a famous magazine, Crawford made the following comment regarding Jlo‘s booty.

“I don’t know if I would have the guts to walk around with that butt. Is it cultural, or what was she given in self-confidence that I wasn’t?”

[Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison]