Kaylah Walton
Social media users were taken aback when 7,000 tweets from Usher disappeared without warning. The artist claims he was hacked, but many fans are skeptical and think this is an attempt to distance himself from the controversial figure, Diddy.
Diddy, known as Sean Combs, has recently been arrested facing serious charges, including human sex trafficking and racketeering, causing several of his associates to distance themselves from him.
This timing raises suspicions among fans who think Usher’s sudden tweet disappearance may have been an attempt to obscure any connection to Combs following his arrest in New York City.
Usher, whose full name is Usher Raymond VI, stated that he was hacked, which led to the disappearance of his tweets.
“Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it,” he wrote on X.com, previously known as Twitter, on September 22. “See you tonight at Intuit Dome.”
Despite his claims, fans continued to express doubt, especially after other celebrities including 50 Cent, Aubrey O’Day, and Mary J. Blige spoke out against Diddy.
One user remarked, “Usher just made himself a suspect after doing that.”
Another added, “Bro must’ve had some incriminating evidence in there.”
A third user stated, “Bro doesn’t realize this only makes him look more guilty.”
The Truth Behind Usher’s Claims
Despite the wild speculation, Usher was indeed hacked, and he wasn’t attempting to hide anything related to Diddy.
The hacking incident occurred on September 12 and rendered Usher’s tweets temporarily invisible until they reappeared on September 22, coinciding with his post about the hack.
According to DailyCoin, the hacker took over Usher’s account and initiated a meme coin scheme on the Solana blockchain, ultimately swindling investors out of significant amounts in cryptocurrency.
This hacker then demanded $4,700 USD to restore access to Usher’s account while boasting about the hack’s success.
Notably, this occurred just days before Combs’ legal troubles emerged, making it clear that Usher’s “deletion” of tweets was unrelated to those events.
