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Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years

The Verge·July 28, 2026

Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against unidentified hackers who have been leaking her private content, including unreleased songs and videos. The lawsuit aims to uncover the identities of these hackers, referred to as "John Doe 1 and John Does 2 through 100", who have been stealing and leaking her content for years. In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs were hacked and leaked, with hundreds of similar incidents occurring since Grande's music debut in 2011. The stolen content includes unreleased masters, demos, recording session footage, and music videos, among other private materials.

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