Jennifer Lawrence Reacts to Nude Leaks and Real Housewife Teresa Giudice Sentenced to Prison

Former prosecutor and TV personality Loni Coombs reviews Jennifer Lawrence’s latest comments on her nude photos being leaked, and also discusses the allegations of child molestation against actor Stephen Collins and the recent prison sentence on fraud charges of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice.

Lawrence told Vanity Fair in a new interview that she doesn’t consider the publication of celebrity nude photos a scandal, but a disgusting violation that constitutes a “sex crime.” “I have worked with rape victims, children who have been molested, and prosecuted those types of crimes. I think you have to use a little more specificity in your terms. I would still classify this as a violation of privacy.

“I think people who have been raped, or victims of domestic violence, or sexual abuse as a child, may take some issue with saying that pictures that you took consensually – that you put out on the Internet consensually to whoever you sent it to – that going out beyond that is a ‘sex crime.’”

On the new accusations against 7^th Heaven star Stephen Collins for alleged child molestation, Coombs said a crucial part of the case hinges on whether or not a tape leaked to the media containing an alleged confession will be admitted as evidence.

“If they are going to be able to get more evidence besides the tape, will the victims come forward? Allegedly one of the victims did come forward, but it didn’t go anywhere.” She also offers her opinion that if the tape does make it in as evidence, it is likely to be vigorously attacked by the defense because the alleged confession was made during a therapy session with his then-wife.

Turning to whether the fraud convictions and prison sentences imposed on Teresa Giudice (15 months) and her husband Joe (41 months) were appropriate, Coombs said she believes they were valid since the convictions involved significant instances of lying and loan fraud totaling in the millions.

“They got millions and millions of dollars in loans, upwards of $8 million. We’re not talking about one little $20,000 loan here to fix your bathroom or something.”

She added: “Then, when they actually had money, they declared bankruptcy – and they said they didn’t have any money. And then a year, or a few months after that, all of a sudden we see the way they’re living on television, which is clearly not someone who is bankrupt and has no money.”

She said they were also not declaring their assets on tax documents for years. “So what they did was egregious, and it went on year after year after year.”

Coombs added that despite criticism of the couple for considering a big payday for interviews, the positive part would be that the money could be used to pay off a large part of an ordered $400,000 restitution.

Watch the full episode for updates on the Jodi Arias penalty phase retrial, as well as for Coombs’ reaction to the investigation and prosecution of Oscar Pistorius.