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Redditors Are Donating To Water.Org 'In Honor Of' The Leaked Celeb Photos

Sep 3, 2014, 22:24 IST

After nude photos of many high-profile celebrities were leaked this past weekend, a subreddit on mega-forum Reddit called "The Fappening" was used as a dumping ground for the nude photos.

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But after receiving negative publicity for hosting the photos - which included underage photos of gymnast McKayla Maroney - redditors within The Fappening decided, bizarrely, to begin donating to the Prostate Cancer Foundation "in honor of" Jennifer Lawrence, one of the high-profile celebrities whose photos were leaked and distributed.

Some users justified the decision by saying Lawrence had previously donated to the foundation, but this hasn't been verified.

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The organization decided to donate to turned down the $5,000 raised by redditors. On Tuesday, the Prostate Cancer Foundation released this statement about the The Fappening fundraiser:

Since then, redditors on The Fappening have decided to fund water.org, a charity that provides clean, safe water for communities in need. "Water is a fundamental human need and right and, since we all seem to be thirsty motherf----rs, it seems like the place to go," according to a new post on The Fappening.

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We've reached out to water.org for comment, and will update if we hear back.

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