The whole world is completely shaken after the false report of Jerry Lee Lewis death.
On October 26, after TMZ published an article about the legendary death of music, the internet went into a frenzy. But, as it turned out, it was all a hoax.
“He’s alive,” a spokesperson for Lewis’ management company told NBC News in response to the fake report. “TMZ mistakenly reports a bull-tip unknown.”
After the online blunder, TMZ deleted its original report and published a retraction. “Jerry Lee Lewis is not dead … as we previously reported,” read the outlet’s new article. “Earlier today we were told by someone claiming to be Louise’s representative that he had passed. He did not. TMZ apologizes for the error.”
The correction comes just days after an update posted by Lewis on Instagram that the musician was “too sick with the flu” to attend the ceremony for his recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Instead, according to the Post, Lewis chose close friend Kris Kristofferson to accept the honor on his behalf.
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Lewis wrote in an open letter on October 19, “It is with heartache and despair that I write to you today, rather than share my thoughts with you from my sick bed.” To miss this wonderful event, but I look forward to seeing you all soon.”
Reflecting on his decades-long career, the “Great Balls of Fire” singer continued, “I’m honored to join some of my heroes — Hank Williams Sr., Jimmy Rodgers, and so on — in the Hall of Fame Rotunda. Yes. No. Mention the many wonderful friends who have been great to me over the years.”
He continued, “Thank you for your support and love and for electing me to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and most of all, I thank God for allowing me to experience this honor while I’m here.”
