BILL COSBY IS NOT DEAD

Both the social networking sites were flooded with the rumors of Cosby's death yesterday, August the 27th.
While people questioned whether or not the news of his death was true, the hoax about Cosby's death quickly became a trend.

However, the 73-year-old comedian, well-known for "The Cosby Show," is alive and well in the U.S.

"I don't want [whoever spread the rumor] to do this anymore, because this is my fourth time being reported [dead]," Cosby told CNN.

"I don't know. Maybe a psychiatrist will say I'm feeding [the rumor starter's] ego, but I just want to say to friends of that person: Just tell him to stop, because it isn't funny," he added.

Cosby's response came after one of his close friends was left in tears, assuming that the rumor of Cosby's death was true.

"Emotional friends have called about this misinformation," Cosby said on his Twitter account. "To the people behind the foolishness, I'm not sure you see how upsetting this is."

Cosby is among many celebrities who have become victims of social media death hoaxes - Bill Nye the Science Guy, Kardashian mom Kris Jenner, Denzel Washignton, Eddie Murphy, Adele, John Witherspoon, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga - to name a few.  

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