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Sisqó might need to change his signature blond hair after an imposter allegedly pretended to be the singer at several high-profile presentations at New York Fashion Week. A man named Gavin Barnes claims he didn’t try to dupe anyone into thinking he was the Dru Hill frontman, but his vague explanation left many questions unanswered.

Barnes, 31, was seen draped in Versace sitting front row with a personal assistant at Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 5 show and presentations of Philipp Plein and Vivienne Tam, Page Six reports. At a quick glance, the faux Sisqó could have fooled the less familiar, but a closer look shows that Barnes is obviously not the Baltimore singer.

Page Six adds that Barnes attempted to board the plane of an unknown person heading to the Carribean when it was revealed he was definitely not Sisqó. Adding to the farce, the publication writes that Barnes bragged to attendees that he performed in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Barnes was reached for comment and denied he ever said he was Sisqó, but tried to deny his actual namesake all the same.

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Sisqó’s team was informed of the incidents and clarified that their man was in Las Vegas on a tour stop. Reportedly, Sisqó has been shooting down Barnes’ photos by replying “Datz Not Me” on Instagram. The “Thong Song” singer’s management team told Page Six that Budget Sisqó’s attempt to mimic was “flattering” at best.

Sisqó was featured on an uptempo track “Give Me A Good Song” featuring veteran singer Marie Osmond in 2016.

Check out pictures of Sisqó, both the real and the fake, below.

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It has been confirmed this azz will be at the show tonight here in Albuquerque with me????

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#anothersoldoutshow at club Liv n Miami?????

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thinking about missing @druhill4real tonight? think again. #druhill #sisquo #dcrnb #dmv

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TSR STAFF: Debra Oh! @The_Ebony_Issue _____________________________________ Issa fake! That's what the revelation was when a man tried to impersonate singer #Sisqó during New York Fashion Week! _____________________________________ It was discovered that a man was granted front row access to #NYFW shows like #PhilippPlein and #VivienneTam as well as #KanyeWest's #Yeezy Season 5 presentation after he allegedly posed as the "#ThongSong" singer. _____________________________________ He was spotted wearing "a black velvet, gold-trimmed, caftan-style Versace suit, a torrent of chunky jewelry and shades" at Plein and Tam's show as he posed for pictures passing off as the real deal! _____________________________________ via Page Six: The fake Sisqó sat front row at the Philipp Plein and Vivienne Tam shows — where he sported a black velvet, gold-trimmed, caftan-style #Versace suit, a torrent of chunky jewelry and shades. Hitting the shows with his “assistant,” he also attended Kanye West’s presentation. _____________________________________ Sham Sisqó, who bleached his hair to mimic the star’s trademark do of the 1990s, was even heard bragging to fashionistas that he had just performed at Meatpacking District celebrity haunt Up&Down until 5 a.m. this week. _____________________________________ He was later exposed when he tried to use his real passport with his real name to board a private jet traveling to — read more at TheShadeRoom.com (link in bio) _____________________________________ ( ? by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Vivienne Tam & Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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