Britney Spears is still alive, Sony confirms

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Sony Music have released a statement to clarify that Britney Spears is still alive.

The incident came after a surprising post appeared on their official Twitter account.

The Twitter account posted that Britney had passed away.

The post caused uproar through social media users.

The news appeared on their official account, confirmed by the blue tick.

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Fans quickly paid tribute to the iconic popstar.

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However it turns out the posting was actually a hack.

Sony Music later came to clarify that Britney is not really dead.

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She is, thank goodness, fully alive.