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'Kanye West RIP' death hoax takes Twitter by storm

Rapper's girlfriend says rumours the singer died are 'not funny'

October 21, 2009 | 10 Comments
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A hoax posting on Twitter claiming that Kanye West had been killed in a car crash has taken the internet by storm.

'RIP Kanye West' has become the top trending topic on the site and the top Google search term in the USA just hours after someone falsely posted that the rapper was dead.

West's girlfriend Amber Rose moved quickly to quash the rumours on her own Twitter page, Twitter.com/DaRealAmberRose.

"This RIPKanyeWest topic is not funny and it's NOT TRUE!" she wrote. "He has people like myself and his family that love him very much.

"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. U wouldn't want someone to say that about u."

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Beatle_Matt

Oct 21, 2009

The rumors may not be funny - but that girlfriend of his looks hilarious.

placeboi

Oct 21, 2009

There are so many dumb fucks in the world, why do rumours like this circulate on the internet when reputable news websites are just a click away? People are starting to trust what randomers say on twitter more than reuters or CNN, its getting ridiculous, and this comes just a week or so after the zach braff rumour (you'd think people would learn). Makes me ashamed of the human race!

Graham Phantom

Oct 21, 2009

She should be grateful that he's actually alive but maybe should have kept quiet for Kanye's sake - Record sales always shoot up after an artist pop's their clogs!

Number Johnny Five

Oct 22, 2009

RIP Amber Rose!

kanejb

Oct 22, 2009

Haha, I didn't think things like this actually happened, it's not been the best year ever for him.

paul99

Oct 22, 2009

Kanye West is not dead and this is not the first time the death of a celebrity was faked on the internet. Many people are rushing to search for news about Kayne West's death while the Twitter crowd are busy fueling the rumors. Twitter is known to have fueled sparks in rumers thanks to its large user base and popularity. But one question remains to be answered, who started this rumor that was taken to Twitter and spread rapidly? This is how it all started http://ketiva.com/News_and_Events/kanye_west_is_not_dead_and_this_is_how_it_all_started1

nmeJimmy

Oct 22, 2009

He probably posted it himself having gone cold turkey after more than 48 hours without a publicity stunt.

Dangerous Marsupial

Oct 22, 2009

That's a girl?!?

jakelakes

Oct 22, 2009

kanye is a dumbass and probably organized the rumor so people would feel sorry for him. i love how he dates a shaved headed girl - http://keepahoetrue.com way to got kanye