Man admits hacking into celebrity emails

A man has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to charges he hacked into the email accounts of such celebrities as Christina Aguilera and Scarlett Johansson, whose nude photos eventually landed on the internet.

Christopher Chaney, 35, entered his plea yesterday to nine counts, including phone tapping. Prosecutors say Chaney illegally accessed the email accounts of Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Johansson. Nude photos Johansson had taken of herself were later posted on the internet.

Authorities say Chaney forwarded celebrity photographs to two gossip websites and another hacker, but there wasn’t any evidence that he profited from his scheme. He has apologised.