Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has never been shy about expressing his opinions, so it comes as no surprise that he’s not too shy about his naked body, either. One might even say he has no reservations. (Sorry, had to.) When he recently got wind of the fact that a couple of nude photos of him vacationing in the Caribbean had been leaked to TMZ, he did what any celebrity facing this type of scandal should do: he made a few jokes and moved on. Let’s take a look at the timeline.
As soon as he found out what TMZ had on him, he tweeted this statement:
Followed by one of the photos in question:
This preemptive posting was a powerful way to steal some of the traffic TMZ was hoping to get out of this. Good move.
He then explained where the picture had come from:
Made a few jokes:
And even used it as an opportunity to hock his book:
And that, my friends, is the new high water mark for how one should handle a nude photo scandal.