Usher claims his X account was hacked amid Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking arrest

Usher, pictured here in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday, claimed his X account got hacked. WireImage

Usher claims his X account got hacked over the weekend after his former mentor, Sean “Diddy” Combs, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking.

“Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it! 😂😂😂” the “Yeah!” singer wrote on the platform Sunday, ahead of his show in Inglewood, Calif. “See you tonight at Intuit Dome✌🏽👀✌🏽.”

Usher, 45, shared the message after fans noticed that past tweets from his account had mysteriously disappeared over the weekend.

The “OMG” rapper addressed his account after fans noticed his past tweets had disappeared. X/@usher Usher addressed the bizarre social media activity on Sunday ahead of his show in Inglewood, Calif. Usher/Twitter

The only tweets on his page appeared to be from hackers writing about cryptocurrency scams.

It’s unclear who allegedly hacked Usher’s account. However, a number of other celebrities – like Pink and Megan Fox – were also seemingly hacked on X over the weekend.

Shortly after Usher (real name: Usher Raymond IV) wrote about his alleged hacking experience, fans responded with varying opinions.

The “Yeah!” singer was questioned about the timing of the alleged hack and the arrest of his good friend and mentor, Sean “Diddy” Combs, as seen here with Usher in 2002. FilmMagic Some fans continued speculating Usher’s twitter hack. GC Images

“What?? Lol, timing is JUST a coincidence huh?” someone replied.

“Someone hacked you and deleted old tweets? Thats a new one 🤣 🤣 🤣,” another user wrote.

“ain’t NOBODY believing this,” someone else claimed.

Usher and Combs, pictured here in 2002, have been friends for 30 years. WireImage Their friendship has been making headlines ever since Combs has been under fire for alleged sex trafficking. Getty Images

“He isn’t lying about this btw lol,” one person defended.

Many fans brought up the timing of it all, as Usher has been making headlines amid Combs’ recent arrest for sex trafficking and racketeering.

The “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” singer and the record producer have been close friends for nearly three decades, ever since Usher began living and working with him as a teenager.

The “Love in this Club” singer has yet to address Combs’ arrest. WireImage Combs, pictured here in August 2023, was arrested in a New York City hotel last Monday. Getty Images

Usher has not been legally connected with any of Combs’ alleged crimes. However, he has alluded to seeing “some things” while partying with the rapper in several interviews that have resurfaced amid Combs’ legal woes.

“I got a chance to see some things. I went there to see the lifestyle, and I saw it. I don’t know if I could indulge and understand what I was even looking at,” he told “The Howard Stern Show” in 2016.

Usher has yet to directly address his mentor’s latest arrest.

The record executive, pictured here in May 2012, was recently charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. Getty Images Combs, pictured here in April 2014, is currently locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Getty Images for REVOLT TV

Combs, 54, was arrested in a New York City hotel last week and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

He pleaded not guilty to all three charges. His request for bail was denied and he is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY.

The “I’ll Be Missing You” rapper first found himself in trouble when his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura accused him of rape and abuse in a bombshell lawsuit last November.

He was denied bail. Getty Images Combs’ legal trouble began in November 2023. Diddy/Instagram

The exes quickly settled the suit, but Combs continued denying the allegations. However, he later confessed to “inexcusable” behavior in May after a 2016 video of him physically abusing Ventura in a hotel surfaced.

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