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I only read the statement and a few follow up posts, but I wonder if this has to do with this recent video or stream where he's showing off the new Photos.app and accidentally showed an unfortunate personal image on his phone/camera roll.



I've seen a couple of posts that the image was a Photoshop/hoax by the offending trolls. They incorporated it into what they claimed was from the live feed then edited from the show. But I have no real information to judge the image or the claim it was faked.

Even if it was a mistake made, caught and never put in the show Leo still has a problem. The live feed gives the trolls ammunition to capture mistakes, amplify them, make sure they are in the worst light and here we are discussing it.

So I can see why this was the straw that broke the camels back .. and now we loose what was a great source of entertainment and community.

I stand by "this is why we can't have nice things."


I've seen the actual video of it and I sort of doubt it was fake.

But even then you still make a great point and he likely just had enough of it too. That being said, when you get into live streaming you sort of expose yourself to things as a public figure and have to be ready for some of it to come back.


What was the unfortunate personal image?

Edit: Googled it, was a dick pic shown live on stream from his phone. Story developing under hashtag: #dickgate.


I was watching that live. Pretty clear from his reaction that he realized what was shown. Blaming it on trolls (I know he has them) just makes me lose respect for the guy.

I mean, kids watch his shows. Really inappropriate and there is no way that was "photoshopped" as per his excuses about it.




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