Sony What?

So this Sony Pictures scandal has gotten out of hand! The moment the “Guardians of Peace” (GOP) hacked their system and released Sony’s first batch of material, something should’ve been done. And so far there have been eight leaks of confidential studio material. For the blow by blow, visit Business Insider and read their article, A Timeline Of The Crazy Events In The Sony Hacking Scandal.

Co-Chair Amy Pascal has had her emails hacked and within the content, along with racial remarks about President Obama and comments about Kevin Hart and Adam Sandler, you find that she calls Angelina Jolie a “spoiled brat” in an email exchange with movie producer Scott Rudin. Well let’s just say Angelina Jolie wasn’t playing the two-face role Pascal has for as long as she and Rudin felt Jolie was a “minimally talented spoiled brat” of an actress. The photo of their exchange after the email was released shows it. Kevin Hart also posted a photo on Instagram saying: “Knowing your self worth is extremely important people…I worked very hard to get where I am today. I look at myself as a brand and because of that I will never allow myself to be taking advantage of. I own my brand…I make smart decisions for my brand…I protect my brand…which is why I’m able to brush ignorance off of my shoulder and continue to move forward. I refuse to be broken people…with that being said, its now time for me to get back to building this empire that I’ve always dreamed of!”

Jolie and Pascal in an awkward exchange
Photo Credit: Alex J. Berliner/AP

Pascal and Rudin both apologized for their unprofessional, insensitive and offensive remarks but Pascal also says, “I do not want to be defined by these emails.” Hello! You work in the Entertainment Industry. It’s 2014. Nothing is ever private anymore, and even if she felt that way about other people’s work and personalities, she should have known to be professional about expressing her opinion. Emails get hacked all the time, why would this be a different case? She is entitled to her opinion, but the way she went about this has yet to make her or the company look good. CEO Michael Lynton is being more productive by giving statements as he tries to save his company from hitting the ground, but he doesn’t stay far behind Pascal as he was involved in the email exchanges as well.

What I find funny is the amount of information that has been released from private emails, social security numbers, salaries, and my favorite, celebrity secret aliases or as I like to call it, alter egos. Jessica Alba went by “Cash Money”, Natalie Portman is “Laura Brown,” Tom Hanks is “Johnny Madrid,” Rob Schneider uses “Nazzo Good,” Tobey Maguire goes by “Neil Deep,” and Ice Cube is occasionally known as “O’Shea Jackson.”

But what I still don’t understand is why Sony can’t hire a really good technician to get a hold of all of the information that has yet been released to the public and place it elsewhere. Why haven’t they invested in good technology to get a hold of their information to prevent more attacks? This isn’t the first time this has happened ever, but this particular hack attack started in June, and every week something new is thrown out into the public, tearing Sony Pictures apart. Instead, Sony lawyers want to warn the press not to use the stolen material. Last time I checked, if the information is leaked, it’s free. Freedom of the Press is still an amendment of the Constitution and you can’t control what the media feeds you.

So will this hack attack ever stop? Will the GOP be revealed? Will Amy Pascal get fired? Will Sony Pictures come to an end? I guess we’re just going to have to sit back and watch this unfold.

Someone pass the popcorn.

xoxxo

Aurea