YouTube personality 'True Geordie' has responded to the social media storm caused by the leak of explicit private messages from his Instagram account, saying it was "two adults messaging each other".
The Toon supporting blogger, whose real name is Brian Davis, was trending on Twitter after screenshots claiming to be messages from him were posted online.
The content of the private Instagram messages is too explicit to publish and the posts sparked huge reaction online.
Now Davis, from Newcastle , has broken his silence in his latest YouTube video, called 'True Geordie responds'.
In it he says: "Sometimes you just go down a road, dirty messages flying back and forth ... you see if you can out-do each other."
He added: "It's just fantasy talk."
After Davis is taunted by his fellow guests on the show, who cite his "DM [direct message] scandal", he added: "It was just two adults messaging each other."
Davis is known for ranting about Newcastle United on his blogs and has more than 1.6m subscribers to his YouTube channel.
He hosts a number of podcasts about football and sport.
After the leak, Northumbria Police urged social media users to make sure their devices are secure.
A spokeswoman for the force said: "We would like to remind everyone to make sure their devices are always kept secure and that passwords are kept safe and private.
"If you think you have been a victim of cybercrime or would like more information about staying safe online can visit www.getsafeonline.org/northumbria."
Anyone who feels they have been a victim of cyber crime is urged to report it to police.
