Kanye West plagued by rumors of his own death

by Natalie James - October 21, 2009 - 0 comments

<strong>Los Angeles, October 21 --</strong> Fake reports hit the Internet late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning that rapper Kanye West died in a gruesome car crash, in Los Angeles involving two luxury cars. But, the rapper is still alive! He just became victim of fake death rumors that swiftly spread on Twitter.

West is not the only entertainer who fell victim to death hoax. Other celebrities like Jeff Goldblum, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, Emma Watson, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne and Miley Cyrus have faced similar fake death reports this year

Los Angeles, October 21 -- Fake reports hit the Internet late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning that rapper Kanye West died in a gruesome car crash, in Los Angeles involving two luxury cars. But, the rapper is still alive! He just became victim of fake death rumors that swiftly spread on Twitter.

A phony report was rampant in the last few hours that the nine-time Grammy award winning rap star had died Tuesday in a car crash. Although it’s still unknown where the rumor started, but the fake report quickly blossomed into e-mail chains and comment threads on Facebook and Twitter.

The death hoax
According to MTV.com, the fake news story claims that "a bizarre car crash in Los Angeles involving two luxury cars early this morning [left] rapper Kanye West dead, a second injured, a third arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter and a fourth person was detained by police.

A Los Angeles Police Department officer witnessed the wreck and saw a red Ferrari and a white Porsche 'spinning out of control' on Jamboree Road between Bison Avenue and East Bluff Drive."

By Wednesday (Oct. 21) morning, "RIP Kanye West" was one of the top tags on Twitter and the phrase "Kanye West Dead" was one of the most-searched topics on Google Trends.

Thankfully West is Alive!
The controversial singer’s death reports prompted West's girlfriend, model Amber Rose, to address the issue. She took to her Twitter account to put the rumors to rest.

Early Wednesday morning, Rose tweeted: "This 'RIP Kanye West' topic is not funny and it's NOT TRUE! He has people like myself and his family that love him very much.”

She continued: “It's in extreme poor taste to have that as a trendy topic. It's totally disrespectful to make up a story like this we're all human ... and we all make mistakes and to say someone died cuz of a mistake is ridiculous. You wouldn't want someone to say that about you Or someone u love it's not funny. #LongLiveYeezy!!!!!"

West is not the only entertainer who fall victim to death hoax, instead other celebrities like Jeff Goldblum, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, Emma Watson, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne and Miley Cyrus have faced similar fake death reports this year.

More on the rapper
Born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Kanye West is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and his third album Graduation in 2007.

West's debut album, The College Dropout, received numerous awards including two platinum awards and triple Grammys.

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