Actress Lucy Hale brushes off nude photo leak: ‘I will not apologize for living my life’

"Pretty Little Liars" actress Lucy Hale took to Twitter on Friday to respond to a photo leak that led to topless photos of her circulating online.

Actress Lucy Hale attends the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for ELLE/AFP Michael Kovac / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Hale began by saying that she did not want to comment on the issue, but she decide to make a stance as 2017 was going to "a year of speaking her truth."

"Once again, a woman in the public eye was violated, stolen from and her private life and body were exposed for anyone to see," Hale wrote. "I will not apologize for living my life and having a personal life that is all mine."

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— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) December 23, 2016

Hale then slammed the invasion of that privacy, saying that it's "unfortunate" that "being exposed" through photo leaks is allowed. 

The actress thanked her supporters and told whoever was responsible for the leak to "kiss her ass."

According to a report by Teen Vogue, Hale's lawyer has contacted the website responsible for circulating the photos to remove the material from their pages. —Aya Tantiangco/KG, GMA News