ISLAMABAD – Australian cricketer Shane Watson has apologised to fans afterhis social media accounts were flooded with unusual stuff and racistcomments, seemingly the work of hackers.
The all-rounder, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian PremierLeague, said in social media posts late Tuesday that both his Twitter andInstagram pages had been hacked in recent days.
Screenshots showed revealing images of women posted on his personalInstagram account.
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The West Australian reported that a hacker also posted racial slurs andfat-shaming comments to his Twitter account last week.
The 38-year-old, who has more than two million followers across the twoplatforms, apologised to his followers for the posts.
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“My apologies to everyone for the illicit photos that have been posted onmy Instagram account,” he tweeted.
“First my Twitter account on Friday got hacked and now Instagram today.”
He also recorded a separate video, uploaded to Instagram, in which heslammed the content as “disgraceful”.
Watson played 59 Tests and 190 One Day International matches for Australiabefore retiring from international cricket in 2016. -APP/AFP
