Italian actor Michele Morrone, who became an overnight sensation with the erotic drama 365 Days has slammed the leak of his private pictures from the set. The actor’s full-frontal nude photos from the sets of the '365 Days' sequel were leaked online.
The actor took to Instagram and issued a statement, slamming the leak.
Michele Morrone wrote in his post, "As an actor your life becomes public. But, as a human being, I would still like my privacy to myself, and I'm a huge fan of privacy," he said in a post shared on his Instagram stories.
He further added, "It is never ok to invade someone's privacy and it's very disrespectful." "What happened is a big offence to me". In his post, he also went on to thank his fans, friends and members of his team who helped take down the photos from online portals.
"I really wanna thank all of my online family for taking action against all the private images of me that leaked while I was working on set professionally." "I really appreciate what you've all done guys... as always, Thank you... I love you!!" he concluded the post.
Michele Morrone rose to fame with erotic drama 365 Days was one of the biggest hits on Netflix in the pandemic year 2020.
Morrone plays the leading role of gangster Massimo Torricelli in '365 Days'. The sequel will see him reuniting with co-star Anna-Maria as Laura Biel.
The film, however was criticised for its plot, which many felt promoted rape-culture.
Despite the controversy, the phenomenal success of the film prompted makers to announce that a trilogy is in the works.