'Belinda' War Breaks Out On Twitter

By Michael Lopez

Anyone who has a Twitter account knows how tough it is to get the handle you really want. With millions of users across the world, scoring a really cool, original name is nearly impossible. Just ask Belinda, who has been forced to use @belindapop. Interestingly, the Mexican songstress' fans have taken the matter into their own hands, bombarding Twitter user @belinda with angry posts to give up her moniker.

The other @belinda happens to be a Stanford University student, who seems well aware of her famous namesake. But she has not been willing to let go of her handle, despite hundreds of online protests.

Speaking to the twitterverse, @belinda the student said,

"BY THE WAY...my name is belinda. that is why i have this account name. no creo esta cuenta para "robar" de @belindapop.”

"@belindapop Please stop. Talk to any lawyer, who will tell you that what you are encouraging your fans to do is harassment and illegal."

But did the Belinda we know and love really encourage her fans to spread online hate? She did seem to pose the question to her 580,000 followers, but by the looks of things, they then took the matter into their own hands.

"Pero que piensan que es mejor belinda o belindapop?? Me acostumbre al pop jiji pero que piensan? Lo cambiamos?" Belinda originally wrote.

Once the fan tweets became mean-spirited, Belinda (aka @belindapop) did her best to cool the situation, apologizing to @belinda the student. In an extended tweet, she wrote,

"Dear Belinda, I would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused to you by some of my beloved fans, no one has ever tried to haras you or restrict the use of your own name. I only expressed in my community of fans my legitimate wish of using my birth name, nothing else…Enjoy your web navigation and your legitimate use of your name, Belinda that is also my name."

Do you think @belinda the student should give up her name? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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