Don't Worry, Britney Spears Is 'Alive And Well

Despite an earlier report from the Sony Music Global Twitter account that stated Britney Spears was dead, a rep for the singerconfirmed to CNN that she was alive and well. (Dont scare us like that, 2016.)On Monday morning, the Sony account posted a now-deleted tweet reading, britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon #RIPBritneyDespite the alarming news from the music account, the odd phrasing and use of emoji made the report seem suspicious.Oddly, or perhaps tellingly, the official Twitter account for Bob Dylan was the only other source for the news of Spears death. The announcement used the same crying emoji.CNN news editor AnneClaire Stapleton tweeted that Spears rep confirmed that the singer is indeed alive.Britney Spears is alive and well, her rep tells CNN. It appears @SonyMusicGlobal erroneously tweeted her death. Sony rep says no comment AnneClaire Stapleton (@AnneClaireCNN) December 26, 2016 It appears the tweets were posted as a result of a hacking. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a group called OurMine was found to be behind the erroneous information. THR noted that the group was possibly using these hacks as a way to tout its security services.Spears had last posted on Instagram about hunting and ziplining with her two sons, Sean and Jayden, and her niece, Maddie, for the holidays. Some good hunting and zip lining for the holidays! Merry Christmas!! A video posted by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Dec 25, 2016 at 8:42pm PST -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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