16 Brandi Passante Facts You May Not Know

In 2012, Brandi Passante learned that Hunter Moore, the infamous creator of the now-defunct "revenge porn" website, IsAnyoneUp.com, was trying to profit off her name and likeness in a truly loathsome manner. Moore, whomRolling Stone once described as "the most hated man on the internet," had claimed that Brandi was a woman who appeared nude

In 2012, Brandi Passante learned that Hunter Moore, the infamous creator of the now-defunct "revenge porn" website, IsAnyoneUp.com, was trying to profit off her name and likeness in a truly loathsome manner. Moore, whom Rolling Stone once described as "the most hated man on the internet," had claimed that Brandi was a woman who appeared nude in photos and videos on his website, per The Wrap. Brandi was made aware of their existence when she received messages on Twitter that said things like, "Can't wait to see more of the video" (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Brandi subsequently filed a lawsuit, in which she described the pornographic media as "fabricated." Her suit read in part, "Passante looked at the referenced website and was horrified, hurt and ashamed to see images of someone portraying her in pornographic video and associated images." She further claimed that Moore's actions caused her anxiety and physical illness, and she sued him for "Lanham Act violations, defamation, invasion of privacy, consumer fraud and more."  

Brandi sought $2.5 million in damages, and she won her lawsuit in 2013. But unfortunately, a federal judge only awarded her a paltry $750, plus her attorneys' fees, saying that the amount she was asking for couldn't be justified. She and Moore's other numerous victims did eventually get to see him face more serious repercussions for his actions in 2015, when he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison.

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