REBECCA BLACK has received a string of death threats, says reports. Black burst onto the scene a little over a month ago with her so-bad-it’s-good YouTube hit, Friday, and now has become a staple of pop culture. But with that fame comes some ugly side effects.

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Some of Black‘s critics have now threatened to kill the 13-year-old if her music isn’t pulled from the Internet.

“In essence, the threats were related to getting the music off the Internet or they were going to kill her,” police spokesman Sgt. Rick Martinez said. “We can’t validate how serious they are, but we do take it seriously. In the meantime, we are keeping an extra eye out for her.”

On a lighter note, Black celebrated 100 million YouTube views this week. Hate to admit it, but I’m sort of excited to hear her next single…

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