Leaked footage of Drake allegedly recording himself in the middle of a sex act broke the internet this week, sending hundreds of thousands of fans into a frenzy and landing the Canadian rapper on the Number 1 trending spot on X. Shocked and drooling emojis covered social media posts as the footage went viral, spreading like an out-of-control virtual wildfire.
The “Massive” Singer Goes Viral in Gripping Footage (Allegedly)
What’s in the clip? The footage appears to show the “Massive” singer lying in bed, naked from the waist down, masturbating and filming his reflection in the mirror. As the footage began showing up on X users’ timelines, some were quick to point out how “endowed” the talented hitmaker who’s currently in the middle of his It's All A Blur Tour with J Cole appears to be.
If that wasn’t enough, Drake addressed the all-consuming rumors and footage the next day – allegedly – in a response that sort of still left us all in the dark.
Online Kick streamer Adin Ross, known for celebrity collaborations and livestreams of the NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto V video games, appears to send Drake a video voice memo about the sexually explicit footage.
In a clip shared on social media, Adin streams himself sending a voice memo to Drake, saying, “You’re blessed with your voice, you’re blessed with performing, you’re blessed to be you, you’re blessed to be number one and you’re also blessed to have a f***ing missile." Later on, Adin tells followers that Drake responded to his voice memo with a string of laughing emojis and suggesting that Adin’s voice message might just show up in his next album.
So, is that viral footage real and does Drake have a massive tool? We may never know since X rightfully removed the video from its platform for not conforming to its policies and guidelines. It’s also hard to know because Drake hasn’t confirmed or denied the validity of the clip – yet.
But this whole incident seems to be the latest example of leaked sexually explicit footage or images of celebrities online. Taylor Swift grabbed headlines just a couple of weeks earlier when fake sexually explicit nude pics – called deepfakes – trended on X. The images appeared to show the history making Swift, who won her fourth Album of the Year award for Midnights at this year’s Grammy’s, in numerous sexually explicit positions at a Kansas City Chiefs football game.
The fake pics caused a social media juggernaut that raised national concerns about fake and harmful images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) making the rounds on social media platforms. In thousands of comments and replies, shocked and enraged “Swifties” demanded the pics be removed and sounded off about the need for more AI regulation. It wasn’t immediately clear who may have created and posted the fake images of Swift.
As for Drake, he hasn’t addressed the sexually explicit video clip any further as of press time. Maybe it’s all a blur for the superstar who’s busy on his tour, performing in Nashville tonight and then in St. Louis on Feb 12.