With new episodes of The Hills kicking off on March 24, it seemed a curious coincidence when racy photos of cast member Audrina Patridge — taken four years ago, when she was just 18 — surfaced five days earlier. But Audrina, 22, insists their release is anything but a publicity stunt. In fact, she says she deeply regrets ever taking them.

“I was naive, overly trusting of people and inexperienced,” she explained on her MySpace page on March 19.

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