“The shadow equalities minister, Gloria De Piero, has appealed to the press to “call off the hunt” for topless pictures that she posed for as a teenager after learning a news agency was offering thousands of pounds for them.

The former political journalist and television presenter tackled the issue of media intrusion directly by writing an article saying she must be allowed to get on with her job.

It came after De Piero gave an interview saying she understood why young girls posed naked for photoshoots because she had done the same aged just 15, thinking it was a way of improving her circumstances.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/17/gloria-de-piero-press-hunt-topless-pictures

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