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Rick Astley Not Dead


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The current wave of fake celebrity deaths continue, and tonight’s entry comes to us from Rick Astley

According to CNN’s iReport, Astley’s body was found at the Angleterre Hotel in Berlin after an ambulance responded to an emergency call from his hotel room. Astley was found unconscious in his hotel bedroom and was unable to be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Unlike previous fake celebrity deaths, the use of CNN’s iReport gives this a little more legitimacy up front, at least if you don’t know how iReport works. iReport is open to all submissions without pre-publication review: I could submit a story saying Rick Astley is dead at the hands of an advanced civilization of alien music lovers and it would be published until such time CNN pulled it it.

Rick Astley is not dead, Rick Astley has not died, Rick Astley was not attacked by aliens either.











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23 Archived Responses to “ Rick Astley Not Dead ”

  1. Nev Ergonnagiveyouup
    Jun 30, 2009

    Your only argument against its legitimacy is that it hasn't been verified yet? Couldn't you do some more research for us?

  2. Nev Ergonnagiveyouup
    Jun 30, 2009

    Your only argument against its legitimacy is that it hasn't been verified yet? Couldn't you do some more research for us?

  3. His not dead. Just, it seems his career!

  4. Getting ride with Jacko's brouhaha. This is not a joke people. Anyways, still a publicity. Gain on his part.

  5. People must have better things to do than write fake reports! I mean…. come on!!!!!!!!!

  6. He's probably not dead because the report is supposedly from AP which hasn't been shown on their site, and the reporter who supposedly wrote the article does political articles not death ones.

  7. He's probably not dead because the report is supposedly from AP which hasn't been shown on their site, and the reporter who supposedly wrote the article does political articles not death ones.

  8. He's probably not dead because the report is supposedly from AP which hasn't been shown on their site, and the reporter who supposedly wrote the article does political articles not death ones.

  9. where's your proof?

  10. samueljohnklein
    Jun 30, 2009

    I was reading the “original” report that, as of this writing, is still up at iReport at http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-287996, and I noticed two tells in the byline: the story is dated Monday, 30 June 09 (which is actually a Tuesday) and an anagram of the last name of the reporter, Liz Sidoti, is IDIOTS.

    Had to share that.

  11. nameasdadad
    Jun 30, 2009

    He actually is dead. Check msn.

  12. Just because it is not a reliable source doesn't mean it is not true. We have to wait until a reliable source tells us he is alive before we can really know.

  13. Rick Astley is NOT DEAD.

    After all, he promised that he will never make us cry, say goodbye, tell a lie or desert us.

  14. nseaton
    Jun 30, 2009

    Supporting facts that Rick Astley is not dead – http://togoto.us/typ

  15. This is dumb really! Hate this!! Still mourning for MJ!!!

  16. billymayshere
    Jun 30, 2009

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  17. lickasslee
    Jun 30, 2009

    And we should care, why?

  18. R.i.p Rick

  19. stimburg
    Jun 30, 2009

    I knew he'd never give up, but he still needs to be on girllookslikeabitch.com

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