Remain calm: Britney Spears is alive and well.
The “Baby One More Time” singer was the victim of a death hoax stemming from an apparent hack of one of Sony Music’s social media accounts on Monday.
In a since-deleted tweet, Sony Music Global’s account posted, “britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon. #RIPBritney,” sparking an immediate frenzy among fans. A follow-up tweet read, “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016.”
“I assume their account has been hacked,” Spears’ manager, Adam Leber, told CNN. “I haven’t spoken to anyone … as of yet but I am certain their account was hacked. Britney is fine and well. There have been a few internet clowns over the years who have made similar claims about her death, but never from the official Sony Music Twitter account.”
The tweets were allegedly the work of the hacker group OurMine, TMZ reports. The same group was accused of hacking Netflix and Marvel’s Twitter accounts last week.
Hours before Twitter began falsely mourning the pop icon, Spears, 35, documented a hunting and zip-lining trip for Christmas with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, on Instagram.
A rep for Sony Music didn’t immediately return a request for comment.