Lucy Hale steps up to defend her 'baby girl' Bella Thorne after Whoopi Goldberg blamed star for hacking scandal By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 21:22 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 21:22 BST, 19 June 2019 Viewcomments Bella Thorne was brought to tears when Whoopi Goldberg publicly slammed her for releasing her own nude photos. And Pretty Little Liars breakout Lucy Hale, 30, leaped to the defense of the 21-year-old Famous In Love star on Wednesday, in a couple of passionate DMs. Thorne shared the messages to her own Instagram, the first of which read, 'Good for you baby girl. I'm so proud of you for speaking up'. You got a friend in me: Pretty Little Liars breakout Lucy Hale leaped to the defense of 21-year-old Famous In Love star on Bella Thorne on Wednesday, in a couple of passionate DMs The Truth Or Dare star continued, 'This breaks my heart. But you're making a difference for other girls and women!'. Her messages of support came after Bella preemptively released her own nude photos on Saturday, after a hacker threatened to leak the NSFW shots without her consent. In a lengthy Instagram post, she fiercely denounced her hacker, announcing that she 'took my power back' and called the FBI on the person who wronged her. Sticking together: Hale's [seen here this month] messages of support came after Bella preemptively released her own nude photos on Saturday, after a hacker threatened to leak the NSFW shots without her consent Striking back: Bella recently issued a fierce response to Whoopi Goldberg's criticism of her for taking nude photos that were then obtained by a hacker On The View this Monday, Whoopi Goldberg criticized Bella, saying: 'I don't care how old you are... you don't take nude photos of yourself.' Bella posted an emotional Instagram video in which she broke down in tears while responding to Whoopi's remarks about her. 'Shame on you Whoopi. Shame on you for putting that public opinion out there like that for every young girl to think that they're disgusting for even taking a photo like that. Shame on you,' said the Famous In Love star to the Oscar winner. Fab: Bella's many tattoos include hearts on her palm and collarbone and the phrase WILD KITTY spelled out across the backs of her calves 'If I go drinking and dancing looking sexy do I deserve to be raped to [SIC]?' demanded Bella in a caption written across her video. Bella's many tattoos include hearts on her palm and collarbone and the phrase WILD KITTY spelled out across the backs of her calves. She has also got a set of whiskers inked across the inside of her right hand index finger and a cat behind one hear, among other pieces of body art. Stylish: She has also got a set of whiskers inked across the inside of her right hand index finger and a cat behind one hear, among other pieces of body art Bella Thorne showed off some new body art on Tuesday. The Big Love actress displayed a small patch of text inked across her right leg in an Instagram snap of herself lounging on a couch. 'Paint me like one of your American girls Ps. Peep the leg tat,' she wrote in the caption to her sizzling Instagram post. In response to a comment inquiring what the writing said, Bella wrote: 'just let go,' and 'Hand on for dear life'. The caption was a cheeky nod to Kate Winslet's line in Titanic urging Leonardo DiCaprio to 'draw me like one of your French girls,' aka nude. Smoldering: Thorne posted an Instagram snap of herself Thursday lounging on a couch with some text inked across her right leg Quippy: 'Paint me like one of your American girls Ps. Peep the leg tat,' she wrote in the caption, though the tattoo was too small in the photo to read Details: In response to a comment inquiring what the writing said, Bella wrote: 'just let go,' and 'Hand on for dear life' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility