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Nelly has apologized hours after posting an explicit video to social media.
It was subsequently deleted.
This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.
Nellys team also told the outlet theyre looking into a possible hacking.
Representatives for Nelly did not immediately respond to Vultures request for additional comment.
The rapper started trending on Twitter shortly after the clip was shared.
He has not posted to Instagram since.
Sharing nonconsensual pornography is apunishable crime in most states and can also prompt civil suits.
