Ryan pulls coverage of 'disturbing' Rihanna photo
A link to the leaked Rihanna photo was posted to Ryan’s Twitter account and web page yesterday:
1st photo of Rihanna’s battered face after Chris Brown allegedly assaulted her has surfaced. See it here > http://tinyurl.com/c7zbyr (expand) – Sadao
but before we got a chance to say “you’re better than that, Seacrest”, Ryan had it removed:
Rihanna photo. I asked e! news to avoid using that disturbing pic. We pulled it out of coverage today – it was the right thing to do. – Ryan
Good call, Ryan.
Response from the Twittersphere
SaraOsburn: @RyanSeacrest Thanks on the Rihanna pic…it didn’t seem right to see it on the cover of the ny post today..I think the press took it to far
youdontknowmel: @RyanSeacrest shame on the LAPD and any reporter who uses this private photo for their personal gain, thank you for being an upstanding guy!
KPaigeRoberts: @RyanSeacrest not including that horrific picture of Rihanna in today’s e! News was very notable. Yes journalistic ethics!!
SweetMyra21: @RyanSeacrest Oh so the right thing to do Ryan. Who ever linked that photo to the media is scum.
wdwfan1973: @RyanSeacrest Hi from the UK :) Just wanted to say that I’m glad you pulled the coverage, it’s shocking that the photo has been released.
zengrrl: @RyanSeacrest Kudos to you on that. She deserves her privacy in this matter, and that includes that photo.
michellecpa: @RyanSeacrest Good on you Ryan. There are already too many outlets providing it if people really want to see it.
BayBHatch: @RyanSeacrest Much love for that alone. Seems like everyone has lost their heart in this one. Where is the respect? Common courtesy? DAMN
Poetstar: @RyanSeacrest as much as we all wanted to see it.. it should have never been seen. Kudos to you Ryan!
ninazephyr: @RyanSeacrest I totally agree, thanks for making the classy decision with a disturbing situation.
fotikallergis: @RyanSeacrest Ryan,that was very nice of u to do.I’m a TV journalist and I would have done the same thing. There’s just no viewer benefit.
erikao89o: @RyanSeacrest I think that was a smart thing to do!
restmagazine: @RyanSeacrest Pulling Rihanna’s pict was the right thing to do. :-)
withmystilettos: @RyanSeacrest I agree, domestic battery should not be celebrity news even if it is a celebrity.
NegativeNatalie: @RyanSeacrest totally agree….def the right thing to do out of respect for rihanna!
letloverule42: @RyanSeacrest I highly respect you for that decision.
ambersa42: @RyanSeacrest but u posted it here. Was that the right thing to do?
hisgirlspacey: @RyanSeacrest was a little upset with you when i saw that your team had posted it earlier. I’m happy that you guys have pulled it.
racheldixon: @ryanseacrest good for completely the right thing to do totally agree. I hope rihanna has a full recovery
jackiecombs: @ryanseacrest Honestly if you and your peeps thought it was the right thing to do, you would have never posted it.
zengrrl: @RyanSeacrest Kudos to you on that. She deserves her privacy in this matter, and that includes that photo.
Jazz_Angel: @RyanSeacrest it is morally reprehensible to post Rihanna’s picture. you should be ashamed of yourselves.
LindaNicol: @RyanSeacrest i think its awful that this photo has been made public
