Death Threats Target Singer Rebecca Black

(Anaheim, California) Local police have been put on notice about death threats against teen singer Rebecca Black.

Black, 13, was catapulted to instant fame as the YouTube video of her song Friday went global, despite music lovers' description of the ditty as "the worst song ever".

Following plenty of media exposure, Black has now attracted some altogether less welcome attention. According to Reuters, her Los Angeles-based production and management companies received two death threats back in March, one over the phone and another via email.

Anaheim Police spokesman Rick Martinez said: "In essence the threats were related to getting the music off the internet or they were going to kill her. We can't validate how serious they are, but we do take it seriously."

"Remove the song from the Internet or we're going to kill her" is quite a scary statement. For those who are unfamiliar with the apparently offensive video, here it is.



Curiously, the song doesn't offend me in the least.