Usher and Pink's X Accounts Stripped—Everything We Know So Far

Usher and Pink's X, formerly Twitter, accounts have been stripped, sparking speculation after Sean 'Diddy' Combs' recent arrest, despite neither being connected to the case.

Usher has not been accused of any crimes, however, his relationship with the rapper—formerly known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy—has caused social media to run rampant with rumors.

Content creator Matt Wallace, who makes videos about Dogecoin cryptocurrency, said in a message via X on Sunday: "Usher just deleted all of his tweets. The Diddy tapes are about to send hundreds of celebrities to prison."

Left, Usher is seen in Beverly Hills, California, on September 19, 2024. Right, Pink is pictured in London on December 4, 2017. The singers were pulled into Diddy rumors after their social media accounts were... L) Amy Sussman/WireImage; (R Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images

His post went viral with nearly 40 million views.

In another viral post shared Sunday, @THEJulianThomas wrote: "Usher thinkin nobody was gon see he deleted his entire tweet history ????????????‍♂️ #Diddy."

The note, which included an image of former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal standing behind a tree, garnered over 219,000 views.

What Usher said about his X account being stripped

Without mentioning the situation specifically, the "OMG" singer appeared to quickly shut down the online chatter, revealing on X that his social media account was "hacked."

"Account got hacked and damn y'all ran with it! ????????????" he said on September 22. "See you tonight at Intuit Dome ✌????????✌????."

At the time of publication, Usher's comment had more than 8.6 million views and counting.

As of Monday morning, it appears Usher's account is back up and running.

In an interview with Howard Stern in 2016, Usher—who lived with Diddy for a year at the age of 13—spoke out about that time of his life.

"I got a chance to see some things," Usher said on The Howard Stern Show. "I went there to see the lifestyle—and I saw it."

He added: "I don't know if I could indulge and understand what I was even looking at. It was pretty wild."

Meanwhile, Pink—whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore—has gotten dragged into the social media conversation, despite not having any known ties to Diddy. She has also not been accused of any crimes.

Fans have taken to social media to question her wiped account, however, the "So What" singer left X long ago.

"Usher was the first that I saw who deleted all of his posts on X....but now Pink has too. Have to believe that 1) this is related to Diddy going down, and 2) there will be more...many more. Eyes on," X user @AwakenedOutlaw said in a post with over 48,000 views.

"Pink and Usher have both deleted all their posts on X after Diddy's arrest. You can run but you can't hide," @ImKindOfTrash wrote in a note with over 37,000 views.

Singer John Rich, half of the musical duo Big & Rich, took to X to share a viral message about Pink and Usher too, writing: "Why has @pink and @usher both deleted their entire posting history on X as of today?" At present, it has 2.9 million views.

Underneath his remark, however, a community note reads: "P!nk/@Pink (Alecia Beth Moore) quit Twitter and deleted all but two retweets in FEBRUARY 2024 (7 months ago). She stated she got death threats & experienced "absolute hatred" on the platform before she decided to leave."

A separate X user posted in defense of Pink and Usher.

"I've seen like 10 tweets now mentioning P!nk along w P Diddy and Usher, can y'all stop? She deleted her tweets way way before! At least don't promote you don't have a brain. Idiot conspiracy theorists. ????????‍♀️???? #Diddy #Pink #Usher," @ATruePinkFan said.

What Pink said about her X account being stripped

In February, Pink announced she was quitting X.

"I've had so many beautiful experiences on Twitter and made so many wonderful connections that I would never have had otherwise. But that's not what Twitter is anymore...," she wrote at the time, per Australia news site Nine.com.au. "Now it's just a cesspool of unhappy people that go on there to dump. It's just not good for your mental health."

She added, she "did an experiment" where she "just (tweeted) a dot, a period" and received hateful messages like, "'I hope you die slowly,'" "'You're dumb,'" and, "'Did you mean to do that?'

"But, for the most part it was just absolute hatred. I was like, yeah, I need to remind myself and other people that you do not need to participate in any of that, and I'm just not going to participate anymore."

In a previous message, she asked: "Have you ever been at a party with a bunch of salty old people that never realised [sic] their dreams? Where the liquor ran dry ages ago, there's no music-no one's dancing-you would've had more fun at home with your blind cat?

"That's twitter these days – or whatever it's called now. Byeeeeeeeeeee."

And in another post, the Grammy Award winner reportedly said: "This account will self-destruct in two minutes. Do it!!!!"

As of Monday morning, Pink's account is still stripped and she has not yet spoken out about the situation.

Newsweek reached out to Usher and Pink's teams via email and social media respectively for comment.

What was Diddy charged with?

Diddy—whose real name is Sean John Combs—was arrested on September 16 in New York City after he was indicted by a grand jury. The following day, the previously unsealed indictment revealed the rapper was charged with three counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo said in a statement via email to Newsweek. "Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community.

"He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.

"Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."

Diddy was denied bail during his arraignment on September 17, and a separate judge denied his bail again the following day on September 18.

His trial date is set for October 9.