'I flirt with guys online, big deal!' - Marc Jacobs

Designer Marc Jacobs has spoken out about the controversial nude selfie he accidentally shared with his 191,000 Instagram followers on Monday night, revealing that the risque image of his bare buttocks and penis was actually intended for someone he had met through the social media site.

In a comment posted in response to one of his followers, the 52-year-old defended the social media snafu, noting that he didn't see what the 'big deal' was.

'Yeah. I accidentally posted a pic of my bare a** and took it down,' he wrote about the image, which was captioned 'It's yours to try!', in a comment to fellow Instagram user @maraj126. 

     

According to him, 'I was flirting with someone I met on Instagram. Meant to send it by DM. Oops, my mistake. I apologize to anyone it offended,' he added.

'I'm a gay man. I flirt and chat with guys online sometimes. BIG DEAL!'

Although Mr Jacobs deleted the image, which he appears to have been taken using a mirror in a closet, within minutes, a number of his beady-eyed followers grabbed it from his page and began sharing it across their own social media sites.

The image did not feature Mr Jacobs' face, just his naked torso, however his most dedicated fans were easily to identify the distinctive tattoos on his arm, as well as the signature gold ring he wears in the majority of his other images. 

The photo also showed Mr Jacobs' underwear pulled down past his thighs as he posed in the mirror, with his wardrobe and shopping bags serving as the backdrop.