May 19, 2013

Eddie Murphy Alive and Well Despite Death Rumors

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*For the third time in three months, rumors that Eddie Murphy has died are making its way across social media sites and Twitter — with reports this time that he was killed in a snowboarding accident in Zermatt, Switzerland. And again, the reports are 100 percent false. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to E! [...]




Chris Brown Latest Victim of Death Rumors

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*Twitter and even YouTube have been feeding off an Internet hoax that surfaced this morning claiming Chris Brown had died. According to E! Online, the folks perpetrating the fake report shunned the usual way of doing it: tweeting  the hashtag “RIP” next to the celebrity’s name. These people instead flooded the comments section of Chris [...]




Too Short the Latest Victim of Death Rumors

Too Short attends Cash Money Records' Lil Wayne album release party for "Tha Carter IV" at Boulevard3 on Aug. 28, 2011 in Los Angeles

*Rapper Too Short had to spend much of Tuesday trying to convince people that he’s not dead. Rumors of his death spread across the Internet after a prank story reported that he suffered a fatal heart attack. Then someone attempted to change his Wikipedia page to reflect the untrue report. In fact, the Oakland rapper [...]




Etta James, Alive and Well, Latest Victim of Death Rumors

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*Etta James’ son is dismissing reports that the ailing R&B legend has died. The 73-year-old has been in and out of the hospital in recent months undergoing treatment for leukemia and was admitted to a California medical center in May after she was diagnosed with a potentially deadly sepsis problem, caused by a urinary tract [...]




Smith Kids: Jaden is NOT Dead; Willow’s Twitter Hacked to Dis Chris Brown?

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*Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s two youngest children are making headlines today over having to deny false reports . A rep for Jaden Smith had to come out and announce that the teen actor is alive and well after a bogus Internet report had him dead from a snowboarding accident in Switzerland. “It’s absolutely not [...]