Brad Pitt, Seth Rogen speak up about media's handling of Sony hack

Hollywood stars are speaking up about the Sony hack, which not only leaked a draft of the new James Bond movie script, but also exposed sensitive emails from Sony executives.

Now Hollywood stars, including Brad Pitt and Seth Rogen, are chiming in on the ongoing media coverage of the leaks.

Brad Pitt stepped out Monday night for the premiere of Angelina Jolie's new film, "Unbroken."

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When asked what he thinks about the hacking scandal, Pitt told Access Hollywood, "I was just saying that I don't see a difference in News Corp hacking phone calls and hacking emails. I don't think we should be able to participate. I think someone's conversation, whether in email or in person, should be private. We shouldn't be participating and these sites that are disseminating them should stop. They won't. And we should stop reading them. We won't. It's more of an indictment on us, I think."

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin also weighed in, saying he thinks media sites shouldn't publish the details from leaked emails, telling the "Today" show Tuesday, "I have no idea if it's illegal or not, but something doesn't have to be illegal to be wrong, and this is plainly wrong and we all know it."

On Monday, actor Seth Rogen spoke with Howard Stern about the cyberattack, saying, "Everyone is doing exactly what these criminals want. It's stolen information that media outlets are directly profiting from."

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Rogen stars in "The Interview," a Sony movie (due out Dec. 25) about an assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Some have speculated that North Korea was behind the attack in retaliation for the upcoming film, which co-stars James Franco.

Rogen thanked Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal last week for having the courage "to make this movie." Also last week, Pascal and producer Scott Rudin apologized for the racially offensive comments made about President Barack Obama in the leaked e-mail exchanges.

According to Deadline, Rogen and Franco have canceled their upcoming promotional tour for "The Interview."

Meanwhile, the Sony hacking scandal continues to unfold. On Tuesday, hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace unleashed another round of data leaks.

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