The Anaheim Police Department has confirmed that they are investigating the death threats received by YouTube sensation Rebecca Black last month.

Rick Martinez, spokesman for the Anaheim police, said, “In essence the threats were related to getting the music off the Internet or they were going to kill her. We can’t validate how serious they are, but we do take it seriously.”

Martinez also said that they are “keeping an extra eye out” for Black, whose song “Friday” has gotten more than 100 million hits on YouTube.

He added, “We’re going to investigate and determine, number one, the source of the comments and then based on the investigation determine what intent was and where we go from here. If we believe they were actually intended as threats we will work toward prosecution.”

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