Eddie Murphy is not dead: Paul Walker's death inspires Twitter hoax

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It’s been a popular meme on social media that celebrity deaths happen in threes — so when Fast & Furious star Paul Walker died in a tragic car wreck this past weekend, the Internet was on high alert for a the potential loss of another star.

For no apparent reason, comedic actor Eddie Murphy became a popular target for death rumors.

Although the Coming to America star has kept a low profile lately, he is very much alive, contrary to what a lot of tweeters had to say.

Not long after news of Walker’s passing broke, some people assumed his death was a hoax too.

“I’m hearing tons of Paul Walker is dead stuff. Well.. keep in mind that Eddie Murphy died 8 times,” one person tweeted.

This isn’t the first time Murphy has been subjected to fake and insensitive reports of his demise.

Just last year, reports claimed he’d been killed in a snowboarding accident in Switzerland. Actors George Clooney, Morgan Freeman and Bill Cosby have also all been incorrectly pronounced dead on social media.