Jessica Alba Twitter hack: Homophobic and racist abuse shared on actor’s account
Jessica Alba fell victim to a vile Twitter hack. (Getty)
Jessica Alba’s Twitter account was hijacked with a series of hate-filled messages.
The actor’s account was hacked in the early hours of Sunday (July 28) morning, with screenshots showing a string of homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic and ableist slurs.
Among the most shocking were messages accusing “handicap f*****s” of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, and claiming that “Nazi Germany did nothing wrong.”
The tweets were posted shortly after midnight and were deleted several hours later.
Fortunately, fans saw immediately through the vile messages and even managed to find a funny side.
Jessica Alba when she wakes up tomorrow and looks at her twitter account pic.twitter.com/WuRKLsUe7b
— Kathiana (@iconkathiana) July 28, 2019
JESSICA ALBA AIN’T DO NOTHING BUT SELL SUNSCREEN AND MIND HER BUSINESS AND Y’ALL DO THIS TO HER I HATE HUMANS SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/p6N9fgEGH9
— GOHSOKA (@GohsokaReborn) July 28, 2019
“Jessica Alba twitter gets hacked”
Jessics Alba: pic.twitter.com/t9zwCywzRW— ETHAN (@TheRealMusiji) July 28, 2019
Many were surprised that the hackers targeted Alba, whose Twitter account is mostly filled with posts about her Honest beauty products and pictures of her day-to-day life.
Others were simply disappointed that the hackers didn’t use their powers for good.
When you had the chance to hack Trump you go and Pick Jessica Alba out of all people pic.twitter.com/oE8DOZudnM
— DKT (@darleneturner53) July 28, 2019
the hacker had a chance to release rihanna album from her drafts but instead chose Jessica Alba.. the disappointment luv pic.twitter.com/wmy16PnYEs
— peppa (페파) stan account (@peppablink) July 28, 2019
The hack quickly became a meme, with Twitter users posting their own ludicrous fake messages.
Whoever’s hacked Jessica Alba on Twitter has gone too far. Horrible stuff. pic.twitter.com/1x48SiIGKh
— Gene McGurk (@magawk) July 28, 2019
Jessica Alba’s twitter being hacked is the most unexpectedly funny thing to happen in a while??? pic.twitter.com/gcAoxvX2Xy
— JAMΞS (@JimOfRassilon) July 28, 2019
Jessica Alba quit church over homophobia
Alba, who rose to fame with the TV series Dark Angel, has been vocal about her support for the LGBT+ community in the past.
In 2014, she revealed that she distanced herself from the Christian faith aged 16, after falling in love with a drag queen.
“He was bisexual and a ballerina,” she told The Daily Beast.
“We used to go to this gay club and I’d dance with him all night, four nights a week.
“I was so in love with him and thought, ‘There’s no way this guy’s going to hell,’ because in my church, it was, ‘Anybody who’s gay is going to hell’ and ‘Premarital sex is evil.
“I thought,’There’s no chance! This guy is amazing!”'”
