The Entire Sony Hack Is Now Available On Wikileaks

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Former Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal (right) was fired after several emails, including those discussing actor Kevin Hart (left) were leaked in December.

Wikileaks today published the entirety of the content leaked by the hackers who attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment last year, setting up a searchable archive containing 30,000 documents from the company and 170,000 emails between top executives and actors.

The December cyberattack, which the U.S. government concluded was orchestrated by the North Korean government in retaliation for Sony’s production of the film The Interview, exposed a series of messages that made headlines when they revealed pay discrepancies between male and female stars and less than savory comments about some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. An email from studio executive Clint Culpepper called comedian Kevin Hart a “whore,” while a memo from producer Scott Rudin referred to Angelina Jolie as a “minimally talented spoiled brat.” Emails between Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin appeared to mock movies featuring black casts and ventured guesses that President Obama liked such films.

“The content of my emails to Scott were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am,” Pascal wrote in a public apology. “Although this was a private communication that was stolen, I accept full responsibility for what I wrote and apologize to everyone who was offended.”

Pascal was fired from the company in February as a result of the leaks.

Rudin issued his own apology, saying: “I made a series of remarks that were meant only to be funny, but in the cold light of day, they are in fact thoughtless and insensitive — and not funny at all. To anybody I’ve offended, I’m profoundly and deeply sorry, and I regret and apologize for any injury they might have caused.”

Curious observers can now filter the Sony Pictures’ email archive by specific term, sender, recipient, attached filename or email ID on the Julian Assange-run Wikileaks.

The hackers also threatened to attack theaters showing the Seth Rogen and James Franco-fronted satire, which depicted an attempt to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Sony cancelled the release of the film, then after a public outcry, made it available online, with a limited run in a handful of theaters.

Sony Pictures, which handles film and TV production and distribution for Sony, is best known for franchises like Spider-Man, Men in Black and Resident Evil.

The searchable documents are a treasure trove for entertainment journalists and industry aficionados who want further insight into the details of one of Hollywood’s largest multinationals.

Wikileaks’ press release, meanwhile, pointed to wider issues revealed in the leak: “Sony is a member of the MPAA and a strong lobbyist on issues around internet policy, piracy, trade agreements and copyright issues,” the release noted. “The emails show the back and forth on lobbying and political efforts, not only with the MPAA but with politicians directly.”

Wikileaks alleges the archive details SPE’s CEO Lynton attending dinner with President Obama at Martha’s Vineyard and Sony employees being part of fundraising dinners for the Democratic Party.

“There are emails setting up a collective within the corporation to get around the 5,000 USD limit on corporate campaign donations to give 50,000 USD to get the Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo elected,” the Wikileaks release states.

Still, casual readers perusing the leaks will be entertained to find that actors such as Channing Tatum write just as you might expect them to, Gawker points out. Tatum types:

“F YOU TED !!!! SECOND OF ALLLL TIMMMMME BEEEOTCH!!!! COME ON JUMPSTREETERS WE GOT CATE BLANCHETT WIT DIS BOX OFFICE BITCHES!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAH…”

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