Oscar nominated actor Eddie Murphy who’s reportedly dating BET’s 106 & Park host Rocsi Diaz is fighting off death hoax rumors that began on Twitter.
The “Tower Heist” actor has been struck with death rumors four times! The fift and most recent time started courtesy of MediaFetcher reported the actor died in a snowboarding accident in Zermatt, Switzerland or Thursday morning. According to the report Eddie lost control of his snowboard equipment and struck a tree at high speed, dying instantly on impact. How many time must the actor die in a snowboarding accent – where’s the creativity?
As expected the 51-year old actor has had it with social media. E! Online who confirmed Eddie is alive and well added that he is “probably a little agitated with social media.”
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