Josh Allen’s Ex Claims She Was Hacked After Posting About ‘Brain Dead' Athlete Following Hailee Steinfeld Engagement

Allen announced his engagement to Hailee Steinfeld on Friday, Nov. 29

Josh Allen's ex-girlfriend Brittany Williams found herself in the midst of some online drama days after the Buffalo Bills quarterback announced his engagement to Hailee Steinfeld.

Williams, 28, claimed on Friday, Nov. 29 that her Instagram account was hacked after screenshots circulated online showing her calling Allen, 28, a "brain dead CTE athlete" in a since-deleted comment.

“My accounts have been hacked several times tonight,” Williams claimed in a post on her Instagram Stories on Friday.

Williams added, “Trying to get it resolved. If anyone has any tips please Imk 🙏🏻🥹.”

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The comment came in response to a user who wrote to Williams on a different Instagram post, asking, "Haven't found the next pro athlete yet?"

Williams' appeared to write, "luckily my boyfriend owns a team and doesn't play for one. 🙏🏻 don't have to be with another brain dead CTE athlete."

Fans quickly screenshotted the comment from Williams' account and later uploaded the image to Reddit and X (formerly known as Twitter).

The comment was deleted after fans began discussing the implication on social media. One user on Reddit noted that the comment Williams was replying to was posted three days before her account responded to it, while another questioned why she'd need help from her followers if she was already able to log back in to her account to post about being hacked.

Williams, a pilates instructor, and Allen broke up in 2023 after dating for six years. The pair have known each other since they were kids and started dating in 2017.

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On Friday, Nov. 29, Allen announced his engagement to Steinfeld, 27, in a joint post on Instagram.

The couple shared a romantic photo of the Bills quarterback down on one knee in front of Steinfeld. The couple are surrounded by an arch of pink and red roses in the photo, captioned with just a simple date: Nov. 22.

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The comments quickly came flooding in with well wishes for the couple from friends and fans alike, including several fellow football peers, like Taiwan Jones, Isaiah Mckenzie and Trevor Lawrence. Travis Kelce wrote an emoji-filled comment, adding, “Congratulations!!! 🙌🙌👏👏."

A source close to the couple told PEOPLE that their families are excited about the engagement news. "They’ve been head over heels from the start," the insider said.