‘Hot in Herre’ rapper Nelly issued apology on Tuesday after a video of him engaged in oral sex was leaked on social media. “It was private and never meant to go public,” the 47-year-old rapper said. The video has since been deleted.

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Speaking to entertainment website TMZ, Nelly said, “I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them. This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.”

However, Nelly did not explain how the video got leaked. His team, as per Hollywood Life, hinted at a possible hacking and is investigating the incident. As per Nelly’s statement to TMZ, he is concerned about his financial information, personal documents, and passwords also being leaked. 

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The video clip, a minute long, was posted on Nelly’s Instagram story hours before the rapper released the statement to TMZ. In the clip, the unidentified woman’s face can be seen while the artiste’s private parts are on display.

Commenting on the leaked clip, a social media user wrote, “I love Twitter! It literally has everything you need!”

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“Not quite what I was expecting. I see everyone talking about the Nelly video but I wanna see it for myself!” another one tweeted.

 “Just saw that Nelly video and now I wish I un-saw it,” a third one said.