Scarlett Johansson for Vogue in 2009

Scarlett Johansson has broken her silence about her leaked photos that went viral on the web recently and became an inspiration of a daring internet craze.

In her recent interview with CNN, "The Horse Whisperer" star defended her privacy and said she find the leakage unjust and wrong.

"Who doesn't want to protect their own privacy? Just because you're in the spotlight, or just because you're an actor or make films or whatever doesn't mean you're not entitled to your own personal privacy," Johansson told CNN.

"If that is sieged in some way, it feels unjust. It feels wrong."

Prior to the CNN interview, the 26-year-old actress had also been asked about how she deals with the controversy.

"It's an adjustment, but there are certain instances where you give a lot of yourself and then finally you just have to kind of put your foot down and say, ‘No, wait, I'm taking it back,’" she said.

Scarlet Johansson's leaked photos made their way online last month and showed her in a state of undress in a home setting. One of the two photos shows her unclothed rear view clearly visible in a mirror, while the other photo exposes her breast while lying with no clothes on a bed.

She had asked the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, claiming her phones and computers were hacked.

Scarlett Johansson | Photo: Angela George

Scarlett Johansson's leaked photos have inspired a new internet trend, a copycat photo fad called Scarlettjohanssoning. Basically, the participants of the
daring online craze do what Scarlett Johansson did in one of her leaked photos, taking a picture of their unclothed back in the mirror.

Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson has admitted she took the leaked photos herself which allegedly were hacked from her phone. She had asked the help of the FBI to investigate on it.

Her lawyer had told the websites that posted the said pictures to take them down or else legal suits will be filed against them. The main entertainment sites involved had already followed the request according to recent reports.

Scarlett Johansson, 26, is a Hollywood actress who became popular with her roles in the 1998 movie "The Horse Whisperer" and in the "Ghost World" in 2001. She is part of the cast of the upcoming movies "We Bought a Zoo" and "The Avengers."