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Eddie Murphy death reports denied
Published Friday, Feb 3 2012, 22:23 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 9 comments
Eddie Murphy has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax.
The Coming To America star was confirmed as being alive and well, contrary to reports that TMZ claims originated on MediaFetcher.com tonight (February 3).
Speculation about the 50-year-old's passing caused the topic "RIP Eddie Murphy" to trend on Twitter.
Murphy was forced to deny rumours back in 2010 that he had died in a snowboarding accident. The same cause of death was cited in the current hoax.
Celebrities named in a spate of death hoaxes last year included Kevin Bacon, Charlie Sheen, Jersey Shore cast member Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Jon Bon Jovi.
The 'Livin' On A Prayer' singer personally denied the rumours by posting a picture of himself to Facebook holding a note reading: "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey."
The man behind the Bon Jovi hoax admitted later that his actions were "quite wrong".
Watch Eddie Murphy in the trailer for Tower Heist below:
The Coming To America star was confirmed as being alive and well, contrary to reports that TMZ claims originated on MediaFetcher.com tonight (February 3).
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Speculation about the 50-year-old's passing caused the topic "RIP Eddie Murphy" to trend on Twitter.
Murphy was forced to deny rumours back in 2010 that he had died in a snowboarding accident. The same cause of death was cited in the current hoax.
Celebrities named in a spate of death hoaxes last year included Kevin Bacon, Charlie Sheen, Jersey Shore cast member Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Jon Bon Jovi.
The 'Livin' On A Prayer' singer personally denied the rumours by posting a picture of himself to Facebook holding a note reading: "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey."
The man behind the Bon Jovi hoax admitted later that his actions were "quite wrong".
Watch Eddie Murphy in the trailer for Tower Heist below:
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