When Artists Delete Controversial Tweets

Tyga responds to Drake's "6PM in New York" diss, and more.

Roger That - Not everyone was happy with Drake's spontaneous release of If You're Reading This It's Too Late.The Toronto MC fired shots back at his labelmate Tyga on the album's track "6PM in New York" and T-Raww wasn't having it as he hit up Twitter with "@Drake u still a b**h. All that sneak dissing is wack. Just pull up. I know where u live and u know my address. U been ducking the fade from Brown." He snatched down his response soon after.As the civil war inside YMCMB continues, check out a few more artists who have deleted controversial tweets.–– BET Staff and Moriba Cummings(Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GQ)
Strange Posts - Amid the outpouring of emotion surrounding the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer, B.o.B took to Twitter to blast online activists for having double standards. “So Antwon will shoot 12 people in a week and [y’all] be like 'FREE TWON!' a cop shoot a n**a and y’all riot… ok… #facts," he wrote. He soon deleted it. (Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MLB.com)
Rih-traction - Rihanna is known to tell it like it is; however, the pop star recently got caught up in a tweet-and-delete after tweeting "#FreePalestine." She later replaced it with a less controversial post about the feud between Israel and Palestine, but that move came with much online chatter, too — about whether or not a retraction was appropriate.The tweet that stayed: "Let's pray for peace and a swift end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict! Is there any hope?…"(Photo: WENN.com)Naya Rivera Blasts Big Sean - Ironically, former Glee star Naya Rivera borrowed lyrics from her then-fiancé Big Sean to accuse the rapper of stealing in a tweet that went viral despite it being deleted.Tweet: "@bigsean stealing rolexes from a lady's house now. Maybe cuz I'm on Glee and making more money or something. #triflin."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Trevor Project)

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Roger That - Not everyone was happy with Drake's spontaneous release of If You're Reading This It's Too Late.The Toronto MC fired shots back at his labelmate Tyga on the album's track "6PM in New York" and T-Raww wasn't having it as he hit up Twitter with "@Drake u still a b**h. All that sneak dissing is wack. Just pull up. I know where u live and u know my address. U been ducking the fade from Brown." He snatched down his response soon after.As the civil war inside YMCMB continues, check out a few more artists who have deleted controversial tweets.–– BET Staff and Moriba Cummings(Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GQ)

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