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Frederick M. Brown

Playboy model who secretly Snapchatted naked woman in gym gets probation

She was accused of bodyshaming the 70-year-old woman.

A PLAYBOY MODEL who secretly took a picture of a naked 70-year-old woman at a gym and posted it on social media with a snide remark has been placed on three years’ probation.

Dani Mathers, the magazine’s 2015 Playmate of the Year, was also ordered to perform 30 hours of community work as part of a plea deal.

The 30-year-old drew a storm of criticism after she posted the picture on Snapchat in July of last year.

The photo showed the naked woman from behind at a Los Angeles area fitness centre with a mocking caption that read: “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.”

Mathers was banned from LA Fitness gyms following the incident, which prompted a public outcry and raised questions about body shaming, especially on social media.

She apologised for her action after posting the picture, saying in a tweet:

I’m sorry for what I did. I need to take some time to myself now to reflect on why I did this horrible thing.

She said she had meant to send the image in a private message but shared it publicly instead.

- © AFP, 2017

Read: Playboy model charged for posting picture of naked woman on Snapchat>

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    Mute Stephen Duggan
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    May 25th 2017, 6:17 PM

    She ain’t no oil painting herself.

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello.
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    May 25th 2017, 6:18 PM

    @Stephen Duggan: Me neither.

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    May 25th 2017, 7:04 PM

    @Stephen Duggan: I think she is a ride.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    May 25th 2017, 7:08 PM

    @Stephen Duggan: “I am sorry for being found out”. She is certainly not particularly outstanding herself…

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    May 25th 2017, 7:10 PM

    @Stephen Duggan: C’mon, really?

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    Mute Jamie
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    May 25th 2017, 7:10 PM

    @Gus Sheridan: ah you should see see her without any clothes on

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    Mute Jamie
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    May 25th 2017, 7:26 PM

    @Stephen Duggan: and neil yee pair of boys must be going out with supermodels then

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    May 25th 2017, 9:17 PM

    @Jamie; think you misunderstood Neal.

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    Mute Caroline Grendon Ferguson
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    May 25th 2017, 6:36 PM

    She’s sorry she did it or sorry she was caught!?

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    May 25th 2017, 6:42 PM

    @Caroline Grendon Ferguson: i think we all know which

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    May 25th 2017, 6:18 PM

    Lesson learned I hope.
    Hopefully it will discourage others from being so flippant on criticising and shaming others online

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    May 25th 2017, 10:49 PM

    @Tweety McTweeter: Discourage? She’s getting off with barely a slip on the wrist

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    Mute Sean
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    May 25th 2017, 6:52 PM

    She was charged with invasion of privacy. I don’t see that mentioned but that was the specific charge if anyone is interested.

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    May 25th 2017, 7:05 PM

    The girl did a bad thing and humiliated the other lady. She apologized and has been publicly shamed and humiliated herself.
    She is sorry and realises the error of her ways. As for the rest of us, who is without sin cast the first stone etc.

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    May 25th 2017, 8:27 PM

    @KerryBlueMike: if it had been a man he would of got jail…

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    May 25th 2017, 8:33 PM

    @Peter donnelly: why are you gender baiting Peter? Did you not read the article further down about the Irish man who secretly filmed having sex with a girl and uploaded it online, he didn’t get a jail sentence? So can we have less of the gender divisive bull please.

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    May 25th 2017, 10:33 PM

    @KerryBlueMike: Balderdash! She’s only sorry she was caught.

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    Mute Martin Murphy
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    May 25th 2017, 7:40 PM

    One day she will be older. Perhaps someone will post pics of her naked. Smug slappers like her never imagine they will age. Her victim should sue for damages.

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    Mute Martin Murphy
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    May 25th 2017, 7:41 PM

    She’s no beauty is she.

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    May 25th 2017, 10:21 PM

    Wouldn’t get under her for shelter.

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    May 25th 2017, 6:17 PM

    Disgusting person.

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    May 25th 2017, 8:07 PM

    @Laura Walsh: who the 70 year old?

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    May 25th 2017, 6:23 PM

    Has to be the Journal headline of the year….will have lots of clicks….

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    May 25th 2017, 6:47 PM

    27 years and she doesn’t yet know how not to be a complete moron.

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    May 25th 2017, 7:58 PM

    @Virtual Architect: if not, then she’s very very close

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    May 25th 2017, 7:40 PM

    Amazed at the number of people who follow this one on Facebook and twitter.If her remark was snide,some of the comments that agreed with her are even worse.I hope that woman involved takes this bitch to the cleaners….Occupation ?…I show my ass and my breasts for money in magazines…some fkn rocket scientist she is not.

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    May 25th 2017, 9:16 PM

    Insecure, unhappy person. Hope she does come out of this a better person.

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    Mute Saul Cusack
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    May 25th 2017, 7:08 PM

    What edition was she in?

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    Mute Jamie
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    May 25th 2017, 7:30 PM

    @Saul Cusack: just google her name the guys above who say she’s not much to look at either have supermodel girlfriends or need glasses

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    Mute Gerry Carroll
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    May 25th 2017, 7:58 PM

    @Saul Cusack: brilliant

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    May 25th 2017, 8:56 PM

    I can help her with 5 mins of that 30 hours community service

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    May 25th 2017, 7:31 PM

    A 70 yr old woman. For shame you fickle girl. Hope you learn something from this

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    May 25th 2017, 8:22 PM

    Former high school cheerleader by any chance ?

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    May 25th 2017, 10:34 PM

    @Quentin Moriarty: No. not enough brains.

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    May 25th 2017, 6:18 PM

    What a bitch

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    May 25th 2017, 8:26 PM

    I’ll never be able to look at a playboy model in the same way again.

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    May 25th 2017, 7:49 PM

    Probation, wow she must be quaking in her shoes now.

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    May 25th 2017, 11:07 PM

    Oh, classy

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    May 26th 2017, 9:38 AM

    What a disgusting person.
    For curiosities sake, I’d love to know what kind of sentence a man might have gotten in her position.

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    May 26th 2017, 11:38 AM

    @**eefs**: Did you not see the article further down about the guy who posted the video of that woman without her consent? He got community service as well. Sorry if that doesn’t fit your “poor men” narrative though.

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    May 27th 2017, 10:44 AM

    Me thinks that Dani Mathers now knows that it matters what one states online. Not that it matters to Dani Mathers.

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