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Scott Hartnell Follows Shady Path, Claims He was Hacked
By Kyle Scott
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The LeSean McCoy Book of Social Media: Three Steps to Success:
Step one: Tweet about child support or alimony payments by disparaging ex-wife or baby mama
Step two: Claim you were hacked
Step three: Statement
That’s it. Scott Hartnell has already completed the first two steps in the process, and we’ll expect a statement shortly.
On Monday, Hartnell tweeted about his alimony payments to his ex-wife, Lisa Renneke, being over. Several players, including a certain former captain, one Mr. Mike Richards, tweeted her as well:
But yesterday, Hartnell, who had retweeted those retweets… claimed that he was hacked:
Account hacked yesterday-apologies
— Scott Hartnell (@Hartsy43) April 2, 2013
Yeah, no. Nice try, though.
If I were him, which, apparently, judging by the fact that I don’t have Sheena Parveen’s number in my phone (but I do have Jeremy Roenick’s!), I’m not, I would embrace that Tweet. It was the perfect mix of mean and funny, two things that you should value in a tweeting athlete.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.