'Justin Bieber gay': E! Online's Twitter account hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

They've recently been in the headlines for attacking the online accounts of the Associated Press and the BBC, now the Syrian Electronic Army has taken on E! Online and the massive internet fan base of Justin Bieber, sending out a series of false tweets about the 19-year-old singer on Saturday, The Daily Mail reports.

The messages, which began around 1 p.m. ET, started with an 'exclusive' that the Canadian singer was coming out.
'Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E!online: I'm a gay,' the message said, with a false link to E!'s website.

Minutes later another tweet flows in, throwing his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez into the fray.
'Exclusive: Selena Gomez tells E! she will fully supporting Justin in his coming out.'
They also targeted Angelina Jolie in a another poorly written tweet: 'Angelina Jolie admits, in E! latest issue, that Jordan is to blame for the Syrian refugees' atrocious conditions.'

The hour long breach ended with a message from the group claiming responsiblity for the hack.
'The Syrian Electronic Army was here! Fans of @justinbieber, you have been trolled by @Official_SEA12 #SEA,' the group wrote.
The group also made their way into the SMS messaging system used by the news outlet, sending a series of similar messages, including one obscene message singling out President Barack Obama.

Shortly after, E! was able to regain control of their account, momentarily cutting off access to their feed before alerting their fans of the breach.

'Our account @eonline has been compromised and some incorrect information was sent out. We're working with Twitter now to fix this,' they wrote on the E! News account.
As of Saturday afternoon, Justin Bieber has yet to respond.