Mariah Carey’s Twitter followers were shocked and confused when a stream of weird, racist posts began emanating from her account on New Year’s Eve.
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As Varietyreports, the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer’s Twitter account was hacked at 3:23 p.m. PT, with a pair of disparaging tweets about Eminem.
Control over the account was regained after about a half-hour. However, during that period more than 50 tweets were issued via the hackers, including some using the n-word. The hackers’ tweets have all been removed.
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Meanwhile, other tweets issued during the time the hackers were in control referred to the Chuckling Squad, the hacker group responsible taking over the account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in addition to other celebrities. As Variety reports, at least one person was arrested in connection to the hacking of Dorsey’s account.
About two hours after the hack, Carey’s Twitter account was restored.
Twitter confirmed that Carey’s account had indeed been hacked. “As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised account and are currently investigating the situation,” the company said in a statement to USA Today.
© Provided by Instyle The pair belted out a remixed version of Carey's 2010 hit 'Oh Santa!'Mariah Carey Twitter Account Hacked
Mariah Carey, the reigning queen of Christmas, and Ariana Grande are here to save the holidays — and some might argue, the entire year of 2020.
On Friday, Carey's highly-anticipated Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special dropped on Apple TV+, and the musical spectacular didn't disappoint, with a moment between Ari and Mariah standing out from the rest of the show. During a remix of her 2010 hit 'Oh Santa!,' Carey was joined by Grande and Jennifer Hudson to belt out the holiday tune. The trio took the stage in what appeared to be Santa's workshop wearing festive fashion, but the best part of the performance was when Grande and Carey harmonized (yes, harmonized!) a two-part whistle note together at the end of the set.
According to Twitter, this was exactly what the world needed after such a challenging year. And Mariah agreed. In a new interview with Billboard, she revealed the inspiration behind the Christmas special's conception, explaining: 'We can't just let the bleakness of the current place we are at in the world foil all of the extra fun things that we do every year.'
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— best of ariana (@aarchivegrande) December 4, 2020mariah carey and save
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— sofi loves christmas. (@thkyouari) December 4, 2020Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande harmonizing whistle notes together saved 2020 point blank PURR #OhSantapic.twitter.com/j2AGS2l7xs
— matt💋 (@makurroon) December 4, 2020Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey harmonizing whistle notes feels like a fever dream but here we are
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— Malc/Max (@mnm_kibati) December 5, 2020Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande singing whistle notes in harmony might be my favorite thing about 2020. Can't stop listening to it!
— PowerpuffGirl (@Nandi_Ann265) December 4, 2020Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande's whistle tone harmony: pic.twitter.com/j3JtIcv2PY
— electric kettle diaspora war (@itsjacksonbbz) December 4, 2020Meanwhile, the pair were so in-sync while hitting their high-notes, some people began to speculate whether Carey and Grande are actually related.
Y’all sure Mariah Carey didn’t birth Ariana Grande 🤔.....I mean they literally just hit a whistle tone note in unison and I just
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— AHMAAD SOLMONE (@AhmaadRysheik) December 4, 2020mariah carey and ariana grande having a little mother-daughter moment ahhh #MariahsMagicalChristmaspic.twitter.com/nEEuKkV4LA
— arianators wildin (@arianatorswildt) December 4, 2020That mother and daughter whistles!!! 😍🤩♥️♥️😭 A new Christmas hit by The Queen Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson!!! I can't contain myself dahlin!!! If there is something nice that happened in 2020 this is it! ♥️👏 pic.twitter.com/vhARuXz9Q1
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— RJ Saranillo (@zaydendawson777) December 4, 2020The comparison between the two superstars is nothing new. From the start of her career, Grande has been likened to a mini Mariah — something she took as a huge compliment.
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Carey, on the other hand, wasn't thrilled with the correlation. In 2016, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the singer shadily replied with a firm 'no' when asked if she knew of Ari. Clearly, they've come a long way since then.