What do Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Cher, Carlos Santana, Miley Cyrus, Hugh Hefner, and Paul McCartney have in common? They were all subjected to a celebrity death hoax. Someone announced on social media a famous person passed away when they’re just as above ground as we are. Now there’s another celebrity death hoax.
Are you familiar with Jim “Good ol’ JR” Ross? He’s one of the greatest pro wrestling commentator of all-time. Someone hacked into his Twitter account and reported Jim Ross passed away peacefully in his sleep. Good ol’ JR himself confirmed this tweet was a lie and that he’s “…healthy but not happy”. While Ross works to get his Twitter account right again,it’s obvious Ross isn’t happy with someone hacking into his account and posting such a big, blatant lie. Ross warns the culprits karma is crazy and whoever put his family and friends through this kind of emotional grief will have to pay for their lies. The hackers’ twitter account has been taken down and so has the false tweet. Nobody knows how they got into JR’s Twitter account, but there is a lesson to be learned here. It’s advised you make your password as complicated as you can. It’s also advised you configure Twitter to send a login confirmation request for your smart devices.
Here we go again. You see why Jim Ross is so angry? What if someone puts a death hoax on you and you’re alive and well? How would your family and friends react? So yes, I understand why Jim Ross is ticked. Why would anyone lie about a celebrity dying? Is it financially motivated? I wonder how. Are celebrity death hoaxes meant to be funny or a practical joke? I always thought jokes were meant to be funny. Nobody is laughing here, especially not the Ross family. What would another motive be to create such unnecessary grief?