The people behind the video that shows Erin Andrews walking naked around a hotel room reportedly now are trying to sell it to the highest bidder.
The attractive ESPN sideline reporter apparently was shot through some sort of peephole, possibly drilled in the hotel room’s wall, TMZ.com reported. The shot follows her around the room, which makes it appear as if the camera is being operated manually, the gossip site added.
The video at one point reportedly was posted online but later was taken down.
Marshall Grossman, Andrews’ attorney, said in a statement that “she was the victim of a crime and is taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future.
“Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material.
“We request respect of Erin’s privacy at this time, while she and her representatives are working with the authorities.”
ESPN said, “Erin has been grievously wronged. Our people and resources are in full support of her as she deals with this abhorrent act.”
People searching for the video online, meanwhile, have gotten a nasty surprise. Fake Web pages supposedly containing the video instead have infected users’ computers, USA Today reported.
“Hackers are no slacks when it comes to taking advantage of a hot Internet search trend, and they have been quick to set up bogus Web pages claiming to contain the video footage of Ms Andrews in her hotel room,” Graham Cluley of computer security firm Sophos told USA Today.