Fake Drake reportedly banned from Instagram for impersonating rapper
04 July 2022, 12:51
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Izzy Drake, known as Drake's lookalike, has reportedly been booted off Instagram for impersonating the Toronto star.
Over the weekend posts circulated on social media stating that fake Drake, aka Izzy Drake, had been banned from Instagram for impersonating the real Drake.
DJ Akademiks shared a post about it on Instagram over the weekend, writing, "Naaa… don’t tell me even Instagram was sick of it." Fans in the comments also joked about Izzy Drake's removal from the platform, with some writing that Drake got the fake Drake banned himself.
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Izzy Drake's ban comes a few days after he posted a video challenging Drake to a $1million celebrity boxing match.
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Over the weekend the real Drake joined the Backstreet Boys to perform "I Want It That Way" in Toronto.
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