P!nk has revealed that she was sent death threats from angered Chris Brown fans after she made a joke about the singer on Twitter.

The 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' star had previously taken a jibe at Brown over lip-syncing, with the singer tweeting in May after the 2012 Billboard Music Awards:

"One day if I lip-sync, I hope I do it as well as him."

Speaking to news.com.au, P!nk said that she was on the receiving end of death threats in the days following the tweet from internet users. She said:

"The internet has created monsters. People that wouldn't have the balls to say anything in person but they get a keyboard under their fingers and, well, there's that saying 'Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority'. There are so many haters in the world, so many miserable people."

The flamboyant singer continued: "It was a joke. It wasn't even meant like 'I hate Chris Brown'. Twitter brings out the best and worst people - myself included. I swear when I'm in my kitchen at 10pm at night I'm f***ng hilarious. When I read it the next day I'm like 'Hmm...maybe that didn't translate'. With the Chris Brown thing I got death threats for days. My favourite was 'I will snatch you within an inch of your life'. I don't know how that works exactly but whatever you want..."