Britney Spears is NOT Dead, Sony’s Twitter was Probably Hacked

Don’t worry everyone, Britney Spears is alive and, we assume, well. This morning, however, Sony Music Global’s Twitter account was apparently hacked, and the hackers Tweeted that the singer was dead, twice. The Tweet has since been deleted but several Twitter users screen grabbed it:

Sony Music just got hacked and tweeted that Britney Spears has died. pic.twitter.com/k6rIg14Oa9

— Music News & Facts (@musicnews_facts) December 26, 2016

A rep for Spears confirmed to CNN that she is not in fact dead.

[image via Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com]

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