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Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Usher

The one announcing the false demise of Usher appears to have originated with Global Associated News, which claimed that the Grammy winner was killed in a car crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. Usher quickly assured fans that there's no need to worry.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Usher The one announcing the false demise of Usher appears to have originated with Global Associated News, which claimed that the Grammy winner was killed in a car crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. Usher quickly assured fans that there's no need to worry.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Ruby Dee The passing of rap legend Heavy D caused confusion across the internet as fans began incorrectly reporting that 87-year-old "Raisin in the Sun" actress Ruby Dee had died. Even Rev. Jesse Jackson tweeted that the star had passed. As it turns out, the actress is alive and well. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)

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Tony Danza Don't worry, fan'zas. Tony is still the boss. On September 2, the internet erupted with false reports that the "Taxi" star had died after falling off a cliff in New Zealand.

Fortunately, Tony is alive and well. But he's not the first celebrity to meet his faux demise on the cliffs of New Zealand. Keep clicking to find out more. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Hillary Duff Fans of the 23-year-old former Disney star took to Twitter to relay a false report that Duff had died after falling off the Kauri Cliffs at a luxury golf resort in New Zealand. The actress is fine, however, appearing above at a jewelry store opening on August 10. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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Adam Sandler, Ch... In December, Global Associated News made several claims of celebrities dying including Adam Sandler, Charlie Sheen, Owen Wilson, and Eddie Murphy. All the stories were the same and claimed that the celebrity died while snowboarding at a ski resort in Switzerland. The report said that the celeb hit a tree and died instantly.

It seems that every day brought a different death hoax from Global Associated News. December 26th was the Sheen story, 28th was Adam Sandler, and the 29th was Wilson and Murphy’s supposed deaths. (Photos from Getty Images)

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Aretha Franklin Tweeters lit up the news feed in December saying that the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, had died. She is recovering from surgery related to her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, but according to a source close to Franklin, she is alive and recuperating. (Photo Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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Aaron Carter Another celebrity death hoax originated from Twitter in December, this time is was about singer Aaron Carter. A supposed friend of Carter’s posted on their Twitter that he passed away from a drug overdose adding, "I can't believe you're gone." Carter fought back by hitting up his Twitter with this tweet: " This is the real Aaron Carter I know there's a Hoax Going Around, But I'm Here, Alive & Well. At the compound Working on my mind & soul." (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images)

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Morgan Freeman Twitter strikes again! CNN supposedly broke the shocking news that a-lister Morgan Freeman passed away. In reality, it was a popular tweeter faking a CNN retweet.

@originalcjizzle tweeted: "RT @CNN: Breaking News: actor Morgan Freeman has passed away in his Burbank home<< wow legendary actor #RIPmorganfreeman." No one on Twitter bothered to fact check. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Bill Cosby For the second time in 2010, a death rumor has surfaced about comedian Bill Cosby via Twitter.

"Emotional friends have called about this misinformation," Cosby tweeted in response to the hurtful hoax. "To the people behind the foolishness, I'm not sure you see how upsetting this is." (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

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Johnny Depp A fake CNN website reported that the sexiest man alive, Johnny Depp, had been killed in a car crash in France. This is just one of the many Depp death hoaxes that have popped up over the course of the actor's career. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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Taylor Lautner Everyone's favorite werewolf found himself at the center of a wild internet rumor claiming he had died. The "Twilight" star's rep denied reports that the 17-year-old actor overdosed on cocaine and instead, confirmed the story was simply a hoax. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for PCA)

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Paris Hilton The famous heiress was in jail when two death rumors circulated in 2007. One of the reports said that Hilton had been stabbed seven times by a fellow inmate, while another rumor claimed she had committed suicide. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Will Smith According to online reports, Smith lost control of his Porsche in the hills of Hollywood. One writer wondered if the rumor had anything to do with a wire story about Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith. The story said "he will play" after being in a car accident, which may have tripped search engines with the key words "will," "smith" and "car accident." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Kanye West Shortly after Kanye West's controversial decision to interrupt Taylor Swift during the MTV Video Music Awards show, a rampant rumor claimed that the rapper was dead. A false report said that West had been in a two-car accident. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Miley Cyrus Car crashes seem to be common amongst rumored celebrity deaths. A 2008 report claimed the young starlet was killed en route to a "Hannah Montana" shoot. (Photo: Dave Hogan)

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Paul McCartney In 1966, a worldwide rumor claimed that Paul McCartney was dead and had been replaced by an impostor. In search of a hidden message or answer, Beatles fans played the band's music backward. Books have been written on the topic, making it one of the most astounding parts of Beatles history. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Tom Hanks Hanks wasn't even in New Zealand when a fake news site said he had been killed after falling 60 feet from the country's Kauri Cliffs. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum is another actor who reportedly died in New Zealand, following the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. Goldblum looked alive and well on Stephen Colbert's show a few weeks later. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Tom Cruise Apparently, all actors die in New Zealand. Tom Hanks reportedly met his death after diving from the exact same cliffs that Tom Hanks fell from two years before. Just like Hanks, Cruise was nowhere near New Zealand at the time. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Ellen DeGeneres Hackers used Twitter to spread a lie that the popular talk show host was found dead in 2009. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Johnny Knoxville The popular comedian's parachute reportedly failed to open as he jumped from a bi-plane, all while eating a giant jar of baked beans. Would you expect anything less? (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Jaleel White A rumored Associated Press article claimed that Steve Urkel had committed suicide. Ironically, the evidence came from a suicide note that read, "Did I do that?" (Photo: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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George Clooney Pranksters used Twitter to spread a rumor that George Clooney died in a plane crash over the Rockies in 2009. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Will Ferrell An anonymous i-Newswire press release claimed the funny guy had been killed in a paragliding accident in 2006. (Photo: Sam Morris/Getty Images)

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Justin Timberlak... A Texas radio station reported that the former lovebirds were possibly involved in a car accident, according to the CNN archives. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Zach Braff After several claims that the "Scrubs" star had committed suicide, Braff let his fans know he was alive and well in a personal video. He vowed that he would never kill himself using pills -- he would use pots and pans instead. (Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

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Alice Cooper Melody Maker magazine caused fan hysteria when they published an obituary for the rocker. Was he another victim of a fatal car crash or had his famous onstage stunt gone wrong? Neither. (Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

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Frank Sinatra, C... After President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, a series of false reports asserted that Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin and other famous figures were dead. (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Witzel/Getty Images)

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Eminem The famous rapper was allegedly distracted by his cell phone when he got into a fatal crash in 2008. Eight years earlier, rumors had Marshall Mathers in a similar fatal crash due to driving under the influence. he(Photo: Sean Gardner)

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Oprah Winfrey In 2009, the successful talk show host was reportedly found dead in her Chicago apartment. Of course, Oprah is alive and busy as ever. (Photo: Kevin Winter)

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P. Diddy Another false Twitter report in 2009 read: "Diddy has passed today. It is a sad day for everyone. More news to come." (Photo: Vince Bucci)

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Jackie Chan After several online sites noted that the famous actor had died after suffering a heart attack, Chan shot back with a message on his Facebook page:
"Jackie Chan is alive and well," reads the note. "He did not suffer a heart attack and die, as was reported on many social networking sites and in online news reports."
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