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The Princess Of Pop Is Alive And Well Despite Twitter Hoax

A hacking group accessed Sony Music's Twitter account and posted that Britney Spears had died.

The Princess Of Pop Is Alive And Well Despite Twitter Hoax
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The group OurMine hacked into Sony Music's Twitter account Monday and killed Britney Spears. 

If the poor grammar and crying emoji didn't tip you off, allow us to: The princess of pop is still alive and well

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OurMine, which calls itself a "white hat hacking group," accessed the accounts of quite a few famous faces this year, including Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Marvel's Captain America.   

Yes, even fictional superheroes aren't safe. 

Sony has since deleted the tweets — which is a good thing, because baby, if we get hit with a Brit death hoax one more time ... it's gonna be toxic.