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Lil Wayne in online death hoax

Published Monday, Nov 3 2008, 14:36 GMT | By Sarah Rollo
Lil Wayne in online death hoax

Rex Features

A website claiming rapper Lil Wayne was shot dead has been exposed as a hoax.

The fake page purported to be a BBC report and claimed the musician was shot and killed in a gang feud in New Orleans.

US reports have now quashed the rumours, with Perez Hilton insisting: "Lil Wayne is not dead. Repeat: not dead."

The Hot Boys singer, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, recently took home the Hip-Hop gong at the 2008 MOBO Awards.

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