Anne Hathaway calls wardrobe malfunction 'devastating'

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Monday night should have been one of the happiest nights of Anne Hathaway's professional career as her beloved Les Miserables was premiering in New York City, the musical's home for almost two decades. 

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But the night took a sour turn when a paparazzi caught the actress exiting her car in an awkward way, revealing she was not wearing any underwear.

This morning, Hathaway was asked about the incident on the Today show and she told Matt Lauer, "It was obviously an unfortunate incident [and] it kind of made me sad that we live in an age when someone takes a pic of you in a vulnerable moment and sells it rather than deletes it."

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"I'm sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies unwilling participants," she added before finding a silver lining and bringing the experience back around to the project she's promoting.

"It makes me think about the character I play in Les Mis actually," Anne said. "She is someone who is forced to sell sex to benefit her child, so let's get back to Les Mis."

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The actress also commented on the situation yesterday, telling Vanity Fair's Ingrid Sischy: "I was getting out of the car and my dress was so tight that I didn't realize it until I saw all the photographers' flashes. It was devastating. They saw everything. I might as well have lifted up my skirt for them."

[jim-mij]

She made the world that much better a place to live. Those of you who find the human body disgusting, all I have to say is, get over it.

[elfsniper]

Stand down . Give the girl a break, truth be known I rather see people walk around nude, than, see some of the violence that is rammed down our throats.. 24/7 I am an ordained minister since 1994 and A Vietnam Combat Veteran.. I have got to say that Ann is a beautiful young women and a talented actress. May be she could not put on underwear because of that leg brace .. I s she wrong ? No the people who took the picture of her like that and flashed it round the world millions of times are the one's who Violated her person.

[mollysmop7]

They do this "stuff" on purpose...Is she a HOOKER too?????

[FormerUSMCSergeant]

Not that bright, obviously.
Mons venus on display, paparazzi all over...
Semi-stupid if not entirely so.....

[plattre]

On the other hand, wear underwear.

[1pheasant1]

Reortedly, she was wearing magic undergarments, and they went invisible.

[knsn_for_cmn_sense]

why would she wear underwear on her other hand?

[1pheasant1]

Somebody photographs a butterfly and the balloon-knots get unwound.

[voxpopulus]

Don't care about the upskirt part, but I love those black suspenders.

[tjl456]

I did not mean to disrespect Ms. Hathaway. She is correct, our society has gotten to the place that if a picture is taken like that it is sold instead of deleted. I wish it wasn't that way, but it is....

[tjl456]

It is pitiful this is the top story when Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from selection for the Secretary of State which is no where to be found on this site. Thank God for Fox

[voxpopulus]

You jest sir.

Oh, I guess you are not talking about news organizations.

[1pheasant1]

I heard Rupert Murdoch tapped it.

[lesserof2evil]

Unless Anne were from Mars, all should know what heo private part looks like. Pity the fools who would pay tp see these photos.