The comedian’s family announced that he died on Tuesday “after a long illness”, but shortly afterwards, someone took over the account and started sending unsolicited tweets about OnlyFans and other porn accounts. The tweets were eventually deleted and control of the account is returned to the family of the late comedian, although many fans recorded the offensive tweets before deleting them all … and those that the hackers apparently tried to nail the hack by refusing to participate. Violated: A few hours after the family of beloved comedian Gilbert Gottfried announced his death, his verified Twitter account was violated and led to his short deletion Hacked tweets: The comedian’s family announced that he died on Tuesday, “after a long illness”, but a little later, someone took over the account and started sending spam tweets to OnlyFans and other porn accounts Once the hacker took control of Gottfried’s verified Twitter, the man began tweeting and retweeting obscene messages to the comedian’s followers. One of the retweets was from a user named Mason who said, “Retweet if you eat one **”, while another was from a male OnlyFans singer named Dimetimez. Gottfried’s Twitter account even changed his profile picture to match Dimetimez, though he insisted it had nothing to do with the hacking. OnlyFans: One of the retweets was from a user named Mason who said, “Retweet if you eat a **”, while another was from a male OnlyFans singer named Dimetimez “Why did f ** k just @RealGilbert just retweet my promo OF after he died?” he said, adding in other tweets, “WHAT’S HAPPENING” and “This is so scary”. He also confirmed, “Guys, I did not hack Gilbert Gottfried, I’m not that talented. Absolutely terrible situation, RIP the goat. ‘ The hacker also wrote on Twitter from Gottfried’s account, “I’m dead because of @yeatarchive on IG. F ** k that MF. Why: “Why did @RealGilbert just retweet my promo OF after he died?” he said, adding in other tweets, “WHAT’S HAPPENING” and “This is so crazy” He did not hack: He also confirmed, “Guys, I did not hack Gilbert Gottfried, I’m not that talented. Absolutely terrible situation, RIP the goat ‘ Hacker: The hacker also wrote on Twitter from Gottfried’s account, “I’m dead because of @yeatarchive on IG. F ** k that MF ‘ The @yeatarchive account later wrote on Twitter: “I did not hack this actor, he stopped sending me threats to my life.” The verified account was deleted shortly before it was restored, with the offensive tweets finally deleted, leaving his family announcing his death at the top of the site and on Instagram. “We are shocked to announce the death of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” the statement said. No Hacking: The @yeatarchive account later wrote on Twitter: “I did not hack this actor, he stopped sending me threats to my life” Insta: The verified account was deleted shortly before it was restored, with the offensive tweets finally deleted, leaving his family to announce his death at the top of the site and on Instagram “Apart from being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children,” he continued. “Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loudly as you can in Gilbert’s honor.” The note was signed: “Love, the Gottfried family.” Gottfried and his wife, Dara Kravitch, whom he married in 2007, have a 14-year-old daughter, Lily, and a 12-year-old son, Max. His reporter, Glenn Schwartz, revealed that he was suffering from a form of heart failure due to type II myotonic dystrophy. Iconic: “Apart from being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children,” he continued. Laughing: “Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loudly as you can in honor of Gilbert. Heart failure: Journalist Glenn Schwartz reveals he suffers from a form of heart failure due to myotonic dystrophy type II
