Singer Rita Ora Claims Twitter Was 'Hacked' After Failing To Get Fan Response

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Pop singer Rita Ora has 3.95 million Twitter followers, but it appears the force of her fans may not be that strong.

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On Halloween, Ora tweeted that she would release a new song next week if her fans retweeted her 100,000 times:

After a slow response, Ora's account retweeted a skeptical fan:

After getting just 2,000 retweets, Ora allegedly deleted her initial post entirely.

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The 23-year-old singer then went on the defense, tweeting that her account had been hacked:

Fans didn't buy it.

Despite being prominently featured on Iggy Azalea's current hit song "Black Widow," Ora - who has been signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation record label since 2009 - is still trying to build a personal fan base.

It appears Ora, like many celebrities, bought a hefty amount of her nearly 4 million Twitter followers.

According to TwitterAudit.com, the singer purchased 1,366,326 of her followers, which may explain the lackluster response to new music.

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