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entertainment for this list we’re
looking at our favorite celebrity death
hoaxes and ranking them based on their
outlandish nests
member 10 mm mm has been the victim of a
few alleged deaths over the years one
hoax surfaced when it was reported that
the rapper had died in a jet ski crash
the same web site that broke this story
had previously reported that Lil Wayne
and fitty cent had also died in jet ski
crashes another odd rumors surfaced that
said Eminem perished in a car crash
while driving to a party other versions
or updates to the story include details
like he apparently died at Palo Alto
Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles
despite that hospital never existing and
you know the fact that Palo Alto was
actually about 350 miles north of LA
number 9 Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi certainly
was in good spirits for a man who had
just died faked death reports began to
surface on various social media sites in
December 2011 claiming that the famed
however Bon Jovi got ahold of this rumor
and had a little fun with it by
uploading a picture of himself to his
Facebook page in the photo he’s holding
a sign that reads heaven looks a lot
like New Jersey complete with the day’s
date scrawled at the bottom to make the
picture even more cheery he’s standing
in front of a well-lit Christmas tree
isn’t heaven a beautiful place
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number eight share share is no stranger
to wrongful reporting’s of her demise
around 1 million fans showed support
after a Facebook page was created
claiming that the artist had died on
December 19 2015 for seing a
representative to not only confirm her
continued survival but also to tell her
fans to stop believing everything they
see on the Internet the most notable
hoaxes however arguably came about when
Margaret Thatcher died two years prior
the hashtag now Thatcher’s dead began
trending on social media which led some
to believe that the hashtag read now
that share is dead sparking yet another
outpouring of support when share
eventually does pass away we’ll never
believe it number 7 Adam Sandler why is
it always a winter sports accident in
Europe a website known for spreading
celebrity death rumours spread yet
another one when it declared that
Sandler had died in a snowboarding
accident in Zermatt Switzerland
perpetuating the hoax an RI P Adam
Sandler Facebook page was created
leading many fans to show their support
for the allegedly dead actor yet another
hoax spread in January 2017 that claimed
that Sandler had committed suicide after
battling depression however this was
started by another prank site dedicated
to odd and often false sensational
stories Sandler is alive and well
meaning that whether you like his recent
films or not they’re gonna keep coming
number 6
Jeff Goldblum well you know what he said
life finds away I’m simply saying that
life finds away in 2009 reports surfaced
that Goldblum had fallen off a cliff and
died while filming a movie in New
Zealand all I have is in front of me a
report saying that New Zealand police
are saying that Jeff Goldblum fell from
a cliff to his death while filming in
New Zealand this rumor quickly made the
rounds on the internet and according to
Goldblum resulted in countless calls
from distraught and concerned family
members Goldblum poked fun at the
situation appearing on The Colbert
Report to give a eulogy to himself while
praising his own
acting abilities Jeff Goldblum’s
performances combined the muscularity of
Brando the pathos of Streep and the
musky sensuality of a pride of baboons
years later
Goldblum talked to Richard Wilkins a man
who reported on the false death and they
shared a good laugh about the whole
affair it’s a good thing he has a sense
of humor though there it is number five
Jackie Chan if there’s an actor who’s
deaf hoaxes people can believe it’s
Jackie Chan the man has made his career
putting life and limb on the line for
our entertainment
luckily the stories are completely
fabricated in 2011 there was an alleged
heart attack then in 2013 formers began
spreading that Chan had fallen to his
death while filming a movie in Austria
to make the story more believable a fake
video circulated on Facebook which was
rumored to show the accident and failed
rescue attempt however Chan soon
dispelled the rumors by posting a video
with the day’s newspaper and declaring
that quote if I died I would probably
tell the world number four Bill Nye Bill
Nye the Science Guy was a staple for
many a childhood so hearing of his death
was sure to upset a large number of
people luckily our childhoods are safe
for now
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in 2012 I appeared in a YouTube video
called creationism is not appropriate
for children in which he persuades
parents who believe in creationism to
guide their children towards more
scientific thinking when you have a
portion of population doesn’t believe in
that it holds everybody back this
obviously caused some hurt for someone
as death rumors immediately started
spreading through social media while he
may be metaphorically dead to some he is
alive and well for the rest of us number
three Paul McCartney here’s an oldie but
a goodie in 1967 after false reports
surfaced that McCartney had died in a
car accident a student at Iowa’s Drake
University wrote an article titled
is Beatle Paul McCartney dead the
article came with a backstory and clues
in various Beatle songs including a
reference to his death in revolution 9
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a look-alike named William Campbell was
also said to have taken McCartney’s
place to prevent public grief this all
ended when Life magazine published an
interview with McCartney in which he
dispelled the rumors but the conspiracy
theories remain to this day number 2
Britney Spears seeing a death story on
some silly disreputable site is one
thing seeing it on the official Sony
Music Twitter account is something else
entirely Twitter users were left baffled
when Sony Music tweeted our IP at
Britney Spears hashtag r.i.p Britney
1981 to 2016 and Britney Spears is dead
by accident we will tell you more soon
hashtag RIPD Britney as if that wasn’t
enough it seemed as if Bob Dylan’s
Twitter was hacked as well as one tweet
red rest in peace at Britney Spears
uk-based mirror online published an
article on the story before Spears
representative quashed all rumors and
ended the story once and for all Sony
Music initially refused to comment
before blaming it on a hack how
embarrassing
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
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number one Avril Lavigne another alleged
death another supposed doppelganger as
the story goes Canadian pop star Avril
Lavigne was feeling too much pressure
from the fame and started using a body
double named Melissa Vendela in her
place Lavigne then died she is usually
said to have committed suicide and
Melissa permanently took her place while
the public remained none the wiser
conspiracy theorists point to numerous
clues including Levine’s fashion
transition to a more feminine look and
her physical appearance
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or you know she could just be growing up
and changing but yeah it’s a lookalike
meant to cover up a suicide let’s go
with that
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