Wednesday's rumored report about Shannon Brown allegedly cheating on his wife, Monica, and fathering a break baby from an affair with a side chick set the internet ablaze.

As shocking as the rumor was, it was also a head-scratcher. After all, the R&B singer had just posted an Instagram about her marriage with the former NBA baller still standing strong just this past May, despite any rumors of alleged infidelity.

Well, it turns out that the website that reported about Brown's alleged affair and secret baby, The Industry on Blast Blog, got duped by nothing more than a stalker. A wildly obsessed stalker. And the site took to its Instagram account to post an apology to Monica — something that she appreciated.

Monica also explained how dealing with this stalker has been a long, arduous battle.

Sick world, indeed. 

That's just terrible. What did that woman gain from trying to bring trouble to this couple's lives?

Hopefully, Shannon and Monica will let their love continue to reign and overcome any nonsense like this.

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