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Audrina Patridge's Nude Photos And A Guilty Google Search

The Hills star posed for these photos five years ago when she was more trusting.

To me, nude photos on the internet are just the evolution of gossip mags at the grocery store.

By Citizen Correspondent Mike Small

Date Posted: 03/19/08

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Nude photos of the MTV reality star surfaced on the Internet today. According to Patridge, the naked photos were taken right after high school when she was trying to get her modeling career started. "I took these photos years ago, when I was just out of high school and beginning to model," she said in her statement. "I was young and very trusting of others, and I didn't know to protect myself. It is a lesson learned, for myself, and hopefully for the young girls who look up to me."

Wow, while I want to say that I'm above Googling photos of naked celebrities, it's just not the truth. To me, nude photos on the Internet are just the evolution of gossip mags at the grocery store. It's common place for celebs' nude photos and sex tapes to show up online nowadays.

People say that naked pictures and sex scandals are one of the best ways to generate buzz, and it's the truth. From Paris Hilton to Kim Kardashian, people are becoming famous sex stars before they are household names. While Audrina says she is sad the pictures were released, I have a feeling she isn't too upset over the boosted attention she is receiving.

Click here to see the photos in question. (Warning, link contains nudity).