What leaked pic? Well, this happened:
Ew, first thing I see on Facebook is a naked Dylan Sprouse … thank you for ruining my childhood, internet.
— Saffy ?☕ (@Castellaffron) December 17, 2013
As Twitchy reported, the former Disney star (and his twin brother) took to Twitter and won hearts with their reactions to the nude photo scandal. He also changed his Twitter bio in hilarious fashion:
Heh.
He continued to diffuse the situation in his own way:
THANKS OBAMA
— Dylan Sprouse (@dylansprouse) December 16, 2013
Glad holiday spirit is still more important than my penis. pic.twitter.com/Tph3uGcI5g
— Dylan Sprouse (@dylansprouse) December 16, 2013
That one was retweeted over 100,000 times. Wow.
More from his Tumblr post (Warning: NSFW photo at the link):
First off, I will state that the reason I’m making light of the situation is because I don’t think what I did was wrong. To be blunt, I was proud of my progress in the gym, thought I looked hot, and wanted to share it. I’m of the mindset that whoever you are, if you are proud of your body and want to show it off, so be it! You do you. There is an odd taboo with the human form (especially in the USA) and I don’t particularly think its a good thing to teach people that you should “hide yourself” as something incredibly sacred. Blah blah blah, that’s a medieval notion.
Secondly, the real problem here was not me sending my pictures to someone, but rather, sending them to the WRONG someone. The real travesty is a misplaced trust, and while I am certainly to blame for it, it is a shame that my private life was somehow forcibly dragged into the public’s perception of me. What is wrong is that, generally I try to stay cool and collected with my prose and a role model for kids (maybe not anymore shamefully) and this seemingly inconsequential act will likely affect the youth’s impression of me. Not only that, but I worry somewhat for my artistic integrity, and my academic integrity. Not exactly ideal, but I’m to blame and I’ll look this incident in the eye like a man. I did it, but I’d be damned if I didn’t own that shit like Beyonce would want me to.
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He went on to say that he is “making the best of it through humor” and offered this postscript:
P.S. please stop sending me nudes you will not get any in return despite popular evidence.
Snort! Humor win.
5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin reached out:
@dylansprouse lad
— Ashton Irwin (@Ashton5SOS) December 17, 2013
Sprouse responded in typically lighthearted fashion:
@Ashton5SOS you saw my bod didn't you squidward pic.twitter.com/0edKH8TjvG
— Dylan Sprouse (@dylansprouse) December 17, 2013
@dylansprouse tehehehe stop that
— Ashton Irwin (@Ashton5SOS) December 17, 2013
Tee hee indeed.
Twitter users are praising Sprouse for manning up (not THAT way).
https://twitter.com/MsMatealona/status/412972831912128512
Actually dying right now Dylan sprouse ur the man pic.twitter.com/foLuvf9rGU
— vi (@violattte) December 17, 2013
But the way Dylan sprouse is handling the nude photos is so fab like you go man
— claire (@VUITTONARRY) December 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/esma_ilyas/status/412959328522764288
https://twitter.com/Punkkidrauhl/status/412632108994002944
Honestly gotta give it to @dylansprouse for manning up to his mistake and not trying to just hide away from this #respect
— Sahil Maherali (@sahilmaherali) December 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/ICaNS331t/status/412938197434638336
The fact Dylan Sprouse stayed mature and manned up to accept his mistake is actually really respectable
— Angie Christman (@OGAngieee) December 17, 2013
@colesprouse @dylansprouse hey unlike most celebs, at last you manned up to it. Kudos to you. (:
— JudeAndrew?? (@judeandrew_24) December 16, 2013
@dylansprouse Good for u for manning up to it. dont give a shit what people say. Make a mistake, accept it, move on. I respect u for that.
— Zachary Cornett (@MoviesAndStuff8) December 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/premiumbiebs/status/412912574519582720
And another lesson for Dylan Sprouse:
Dylan Sprouse seems hilarious and his audacity to own up so quick and take what comes to him like a man makes him that much more attractive
— belle joyce (@2yu_e) December 16, 2013
Bingo! No junk pictures needed. In fact, those are never a good idea.
You’re welcome.
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