OITNB: Natasha Lyonne Sorry For Directing Fans To Snapchat Nudes
Natasha Lyonne of Orange Is The New Black says she’s sorry that her tweets directed fans to a hashtag full of ameteur nudes. The tongue-in-cheek apology came after a tweeted conversation about SnapChat, sexting, and what recourse one might have if someone saved their photos. In some tweets, Lyonne used a certain hashtag — and it turns out that hashtag is already in regular use by people who are tweeting nude shots and SnapChat invites.
First, one of Lyonne’s followers tweeted this to her.
@nlyonne snapchat is a super fun app where you post pictures that only appear for a few seconds so its good for sexting
— natashaisbae (@lovetashalyonne) May 10, 2015
The Orange Is The New Black star immediately jumped on the privacy concern, though — just because the app says it deletes photos, doesn’t mean they go away.
.@lovetashalyonne @RubyRose no comprende. Don’t people just screen grab all your nudey judys?
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) May 10, 2015
Another follower explained:
@nlyonne @lovetashalyonne @RubyRose yeah but it notifies the other person if someone takes a screenshot
— sarah (@junkielyonne) May 10, 2015
Lyonne wasn’t convinced, though. After all, knowing that someone took a screenshot of your picture doesn’t make the screenshot go away.
.@junkielyonne @lovetashalyonne @RubyRose uhhh..So what?Then whadya do??Go to their house&steal their phone? Does it tell u where they live.
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) May 10, 2015
It was in response to another follower’s tweet, though, accompanied by a photoshopped image of an Avengers movie poster, that Natasha Lyonne first used the problematic hashtag.
“@palynathisway: Is that too much? @nlyonne pic.twitter.com/nbHfzPGlwL“never enough #snapchatnudies cc: @samirawiley @evilhag @jakefogelnest
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) May 10, 2015
She subsequently playfully attached the hashtag to another piece of fan art. Apparently Lyonne didn’t know that #snapchatnudies was an actual in-use hashtag. Who could’ve guessed that a hashtag including “SnapChat” and a common variation on the word “nudes” might actually be attached to nudes and SnapChat?
Then, a fan spoke up with a warning, which Lyonne retweeted.
Whatever you do, do not click on the hashtag #snapchatnudies that @nlyonne posted.
— Ashley (@OfficialAlyG) May 10, 2015
Soon, Lyonne was retweeting dozens of “reaction” memes and GIFs from fans — apparently, many of them found the photos under that hashtag somewhere along the range between unappealing and shocking.
She’s sorry if she hurt anyone’s eyes or caused any elbow injuries, though.
New tweet: ok seriously, I just wanna apologize for any damage caused by hashtagging #snapchatnudies. @RubyRose #snapchat is not a game.
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) May 10, 2015
Natasha Lyonne returns to Orange Is The New Black on June 12.