Twitter falsely reports Eddie Murphy died…again

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Actor and comedian, Eddie Murphy was rumored to have died in a snowboarding accident earlier today. E! News has confirmed all death rumors are false, and that Murphy is “alive and well.”

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This incident is the fifth time Murphy has been the focus of a Twitter death hoax. MediaFetcher reported that Murphy died in Zermatt, Switzerland after losing control of his snowboard and hitting a tree.  MediaFetcher is part of Global Associated News, which has been the source of several previous false death reports involving Eddie Murphy, among other celebrities.