Joe Keery apologizes to fans after hacker posts racist comments to his Twitter account
Stranger Things star Joe Keery apologizes to fans after hacker posts racist comments to his Twitter account: ‘It was deeply upsetting to me’
- Joe Keery was targeted by a hacker on Sunday, with his popular Twitter account flooded with racist and otherwise insensitive comments
- Â The worst of the comments featured the N-word and claims that Keery was ‘molested’ on the set of Stranger Things
- One post specifically aimed racist comments towards Joe’s co-star Caleb McLaughlin, and even tagged his official accountÂ
- The Stranger Things star, 27, returned to the hacked account on Monday to post an apologyÂ
Joe Keery was targeted by a hacker on Sunday, with his popular Twitter account flooded with racist and otherwise insensitive comments.
The Stranger Things star, 27, returned to the hacked account on Monday to post an apology.
‘Hey everyone, I was hacked as I’m sure everyone knows,’ began Joe’s message.Â
Unfortunate: Joe Keery was targeted by a hacker on Sunday, with his popular Twitter account flooded with racist and otherwise insensitive comments
The actor, who plays Steve Harrington in the Netflix hit, continued: ‘What a bummer that someone would go to such great lengths to spread hate.’Â
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‘I want to apologize for the horrible comments that were posted, it was deeply upsetting to me.’Â
‘Much love to you all in these crazy times,’ concluded the Molly’s Game actor.Â
![Rising stars: The Stranger Things star, 27, returned to the hacked account on Monday to post an apology. Seen here with co-stars Maya Thurman Hawke [L] and Gaten Matarazzo [R]](https://i0.wp.com/www.wordpressdynamos.com/timesofnewscdn/USA/30b7f_27471610-0-image-m-13_1587487503307.jpg?resize=634%2C416&ssl=1)
Rising stars: The Stranger Things star, 27, returned to the hacked account on Monday to post an apology. Seen here with co-stars Maya Thurman Hawke [L] and Gaten Matarazzo [R]
The worst of the comments featured the N-word and claims that Keery was ‘molested’ on the set of Stranger Things.
One post specifically aimed racist comments towards Joe’s co-star Caleb McLaughlin, and even tagged his official account.
Another claimed an attack on co-star Gaten Matarazzo ‘knocked his teeth out’, a false claim given the young actor suffers from cleidocranial dysplasia, a bone condition that affects the growth of his teeth.
A rep for Twitter told Page Six, ‘As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised account and investigated the situation.’Â
Awful: The worst of the comments featured the N-word and claims that Keery was ‘molested’ on the set of Stranger Things. Joe seen here back in January
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