Bill Cosby jokes about death hoax

Bill Cosby has reassured fans that he is still alive after an online death hoax.

Writing on his official website, the entertainer warned that the rumour might be a computer virus.

He continued: "And now ladies and gentlemen for my rebuttal. As you well know, a dead person cannot rebuttal. Therefore, I am rebuttaling to tell you that when I heard the news I immediately began rebuttaling and went into denial.

"My wife has just informed me that there is no such word as rebuttaling, she says the word is rebutting. But I don't care, because I'm alive!"

Cosby concluded: "Thank you. PS - that's another thing dead people don't say."

Johnny Depp was also recently the subject of an online death hoax.