Madison Beer has shared that the individual responsible for leaking her childhood nude photos has expressed regret

The singer and songwriter Madison Beer is embracing a new chapter in her life. In a revealing interview for Cosmopolitan’s cover story, she discussed a range of topics from her early music career to her current relationship with Justin and Hailey Bieber. She also addressed the incident in which explicit images of her were leaked during her rise to fame as a teenager.

To bring you up to date: Madison sent self-destructing Snapchats to a boy she was dating at the age of 15. These private images and videos were subsequently leaked and circulated on platforms like Twitter and Tumblr. At that time, the Grammy nominee faced online harassment and slut-shaming, which she described to Cosmo as triggering a “depression spiral.”

Madison Beer revealed her story

“Of everything I experienced during my abrupt rise to fame, having my private nude images leaked at 15 was one of the most distressing,” Madison wrote in her memoir, The Half of It, according to an excerpt from Rolling Stone. “It continues to linger with me nearly ten years later. Each time I believe I’ve fully healed, another consequence surfaces, much like peeling layers from an onion, revealing just how deeply the trauma has impacted every area of my life.”

Madison also revealed that the individual who disseminated the NSFW material has since offered an apology.

“The boy involved in the nude incident reached out to me and expressed, ‘I had no idea that I caused you this much pain. I’m so sorry,’” the “Spinnin’” singer told Cosmo. She further showed compassion towards the person who leaked the images, saying, “I can’t truly understand what it’s like to be a 14-year-old boy receiving pictures from a girl. Maybe it’s naive, but I doubt he intended to be malicious by sharing them with his friends. He was just a kid.”

The 26-year-old also reflected on her experiences with maintaining and losing certain relationships throughout her music career.

“I’ve had to have conversations with people, saying, ‘Hey, you need to apologize for how you treated me when I was younger,’” she expressed. “As for many others from that period of my life, I have completely cut ties with them. I have no interest in reconciling or being on good terms with you.”