Irresponsible from CNN but it does happen all the time so you can’t be too mad at them
ilaughicry on
At this point, I wait for TMZ to confirm it.
andycaen7 on
Imagine being alive and having to fact-check your own death on TV that’s a whole new level of breaking news anxiety
northernbasil on
This is a pretty great and funny reaction.
TheRealRoadtoad on
CNN is a political discourse network. They shouldn’t be allowed to consider themselves “news” at this point.
syncopatedscientist on
Moira Rose could give him some tips!
enbyloser on
he is a treasure
Accurate_Neat_355 on
Imagine being Michael J Fox and turning on CNN to find out whats going on in the lobbyist’s war only to find out you’re being used as a distraction from the unpopularity of that war.
LargeNutbar on
I think I’d probably sit back for a min and observe whether people seemed mournful enough before I set the story straight 🤔
No-Blueberry-1823 on
I don’t turn on the TV if I want news.
RobertRoyal82 on
Cnn is basically fox news lite nowadays.
Pro genocide
Pro war
Micheal j Fox is a living legend
Relevant-Peach3997 on
>Major news outlets typically prepare obituaries in advance of a high-profile person’s death, which are often not used for many years, and on occasion, they can be mistakenly published prematurely.
> CNN video looked back at Fox’s life and career and featured a narrator speaking about him in the past tense.
Would be eerie to see your own obituary just pop up
realbobenray on
All news organizations work on obits and “Remembering” posts and have a ton of them queued up. Someone at CNN screwed up and hit “publish” on a retrospective article entitled “Remembering the Life of Actor Michael J Fox”. It was a mistake, it happens. Sounds like it was a link on their website, I think he may have turned on the TV and another channel was reporting about that error?
TheEventHorizon0727 on
Mark Twain has entered the chat …
Sleepy-Giraffe947 on
I love his response! I can’t imagine I’d take too kindly if a very popular news station reported my (false) death but at least he has a sense of humour about it.
Lokaji on
If I were famous and they declared me dead, I would use that opportunity to either disappear or to shitpost. I would call it zombie posting.
Cool_Set4681 on
“How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your deaht? Switch the channel?”
That is really funny, tbh. 😄
Ginataang_Manok on
Man I miss old school Michael J Fox movies. They don’t make comedies like that anymore.
rebelweezeralliance on
Doesn’t that account say it’s in the Philippines on threads? Is that even MJF?
rodot2005 on
I will wait for a more believable source
GrouchyDefinition463 on
Go back to the future to meet the mayor
Sea_Dawgz on
He goes by “Mike?”
WTF!
Neither-Promotion-65 on
TMZ is the most legit news in the USA at this point. Scary but true.
GreyBoyTigger on
r/simpsonsshitposting is my only reliable source for celebrity death updates
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Irresponsible from CNN but it does happen all the time so you can’t be too mad at them
At this point, I wait for TMZ to confirm it.
Imagine being alive and having to fact-check your own death on TV that’s a whole new level of breaking news anxiety
This is a pretty great and funny reaction.
CNN is a political discourse network. They shouldn’t be allowed to consider themselves “news” at this point.
Moira Rose could give him some tips!
he is a treasure
Imagine being Michael J Fox and turning on CNN to find out whats going on in the lobbyist’s war only to find out you’re being used as a distraction from the unpopularity of that war.
I think I’d probably sit back for a min and observe whether people seemed mournful enough before I set the story straight 🤔
I don’t turn on the TV if I want news.
Cnn is basically fox news lite nowadays.
Pro genocide
Pro war
Micheal j Fox is a living legend
>Major news outlets typically prepare obituaries in advance of a high-profile person’s death, which are often not used for many years, and on occasion, they can be mistakenly published prematurely.
> CNN video looked back at Fox’s life and career and featured a narrator speaking about him in the past tense.
Would be eerie to see your own obituary just pop up
All news organizations work on obits and “Remembering” posts and have a ton of them queued up. Someone at CNN screwed up and hit “publish” on a retrospective article entitled “Remembering the Life of Actor Michael J Fox”. It was a mistake, it happens. Sounds like it was a link on their website, I think he may have turned on the TV and another channel was reporting about that error?
Mark Twain has entered the chat …
I love his response! I can’t imagine I’d take too kindly if a very popular news station reported my (false) death but at least he has a sense of humour about it.
If I were famous and they declared me dead, I would use that opportunity to either disappear or to shitpost. I would call it zombie posting.
“How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your deaht? Switch the channel?”
That is really funny, tbh. 😄
Man I miss old school Michael J Fox movies. They don’t make comedies like that anymore.
Doesn’t that account say it’s in the Philippines on threads? Is that even MJF?
I will wait for a more believable source
Go back to the future to meet the mayor
He goes by “Mike?”
WTF!
TMZ is the most legit news in the USA at this point. Scary but true.
r/simpsonsshitposting is my only reliable source for celebrity death updates