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Did Gays Hack Amy Winehouse?

Did Gays Hack Amy Winehouse?

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Fans of Lil B hacked into the website of Amy Winehouse; her compromised page showed an image of the rapper and messages that proclaimed Winehouse as a "racist crackhead devil bitch."

Those who took responsibility for the hack called themselves Swagsec, which includes the words "Swag," Lil B's favorite adjective, and "sec," which is part of the name of LulzSec, a famous hacking group. Members of Swagsec described themselves "a team of homosexual negroes" from New York's Harlem neighborhood. Winehouse's website was taken down; it now reverts to her Facebook page.

Read more at RollingStone.com.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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