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Kanye West Died In Twitter Hoax

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 21st 2009 07:00AM

'RIP Kanye West' is still the top trending topic on the micro-blogging site Twitter hours after someone made up an unscrupulous rumor that Kanye West died in a car crash. The Kanye West Dead hoax was also the top Google search in the USA in the early hours of this morning. West's girlfriend Amber Rose put rumors to rest saying the rapper is alive and well, writing on Twitter: "This 'RIP KanyeWest' topic is not funny and its NOT TRUE! He has people like myself and his family that love him very much."

She continued, "Its in extreme poor taste to have that as a trendy topic. It's totally disrespectful to make up a story like this we're all human."

"And we all make mistakes and to say someone died cuz of a mistake is ridiculous. You wouldn't want someone to say that about you," she wrote on Twitter.

Even hours after the initial hoax rumor started, many people are re-tweeting that Taylor Swift killed him with her moon man. This refers to West's outburst in the middle of Swift's 2009 VMAs award acceptance speech, for Best Female Video. West grabbed the microphone and declared that Beyonce's nominated video for 'Single Ladies' was one of the "best videos of all time."

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Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose pose for photos at the Foundation for AIDS Research event held during Milan Fashion Week 2009. More Kanye photos >>

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FILE - In this May 4, 2009 file photo, Kanye West arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala benefit in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

FILE - In this April 21, 2009 file photo, Rapper Kanye West attends the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM ***NO CANADA RIGHTS*** The amFAR (American Foundation for AIDS research) Gala Picture Shows: Kanye West, Amber Rose NON-EXCLUSIVE September 28, 2009 Job: 61037EW Milan, Italy www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com

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©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Guest arrive at the annual amFAR (Foundation for Aids Research) event during Milan Fashion Week. Picture Shows: Kanye West and girlfriend Amber Rose NON-EXCLUSIVE September 28, 2009 Job: 90929L1 Milan, Italy www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com

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Kanye West and Amber Rose attend amfAR Milano 2009 Red Carpet, the Inaugural Milan Fashion Week event at La Permanente on September 28, 2009 in Milan, Italy. amfAR's Inaugural Milan Fashion Week Event - Arrivals La Permanente Milan, Italy September 28, 2009 Photo by Venturelli/WireImage.com To license this image (58509609), contact WireImage.com

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 28: (ITALY OUT FOR 30 DAYS AFTER EVENT DATE) Amber Rose, Alek Wek, Giuseppe Zanotti and Kanye West attend amfAR Milano 2009 Dinner, the Inaugural Milan Fashion Week event at La Permanente on September 28, 2009 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/CI Getty Images Entertainment) *** Local Caption *** Amber Rose;Alek Wek;Giuseppe Zanotti;Kanye West

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Wednesday 21 October

By crystal

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That was just tooooooooo funny

Wednesday 21 October

By Tanya

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"By Jim

Yo Kayne I am really happy for you and Ima let you finish. But I have to say Paul McCartney had the best fake death of all time! All time."

^^^
LMAO!!! OK, best comment of ALL TIME!

I think it speaks volumes about Kanye that so many people are sad that this is a hoax.

-Tanya

Wednesday 21 October

By lisa hagen

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I don't want to wish him dead, just to go away forever - out of our sights! I can't stand this guy! And who does his girlfriend think she is talking about disrespect! Does she realize who she is with!? Duh! Talk about disrespect!

Wednesday 21 October

By kelly

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one word EWWW. kanye and his ugly girlfriend GO AWAY..can we say publicity...

Wednesday 21 October

By Cammie

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You all posting your hateful comments are haters and losers! I hope Kane stay in the limelight FOREVER! And while you wish death on this handsome, rich, famous, man you all should just take yourselves out of your misery and do to yourselves the very thing you wish on Kanye. Go to hell!

Wednesday 21 October

By Shannon

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BTW who is Kane?

Wednesday 21 October

By Jim

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Damn.....Now we have to wish death on you to....You brought this on yourself by supporting this guy.....Now both of you can go away.

Wednesday 21 October

By Shannon

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Ms Rose said it is in extremely poor taste? I guess she is the only one who would know, since apparently everything her significant other DOES is in extremely poor taste, so I guess that makes her an expert.

Wednesday 21 October

By G-Man

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NEWS FLASH!!!

Kanye West floating in an out-of-control balloon somewhere over Colorado!

Stay tuned for critical updates!!!!!!!

Wednesday 21 October

By So Real

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Like Taylor Swift can sing........
We love u, Kanye West!

Wednesday 21 October

By Softdome

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Get real Like, Kanye can sing. The first time I heard him I didn't know who he was and I said to my friend "Whats that electronic junk"?

Wednesday 21 October

By justme

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probably better than you can....

Wednesday 21 October

By Jim

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I hate Kanye West with a passion, but even I have my limits. This was too much, even for that douchebag. Limits people, limits...

Wednesday 21 October

By Doobie

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He probably started this rumor himself ... he's desperate for attention (if you hadn't noticed that before now).

Wednesday 21 October

By righterofwrongs

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who the hell is Kanye West?

Wednesday 21 October

By aquariusaries27

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people get bored and do stupid things

Wednesday 21 October

By HB

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Too bad it was just a hoax...waste of air. People shouldn't make up hoaxes like that...it disappoints people when we find out it's not true. I bet Taylor Swift was doin' the happy dance till she found out it wasn't true. It's ok, Taylor, I was dancin' too. Oh well, just means we'll get to dance again later...for real. Can't wait!!

Wednesday 21 October

By C.J

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Look get over it..he did something stupid and we all know that, but you sound ignorant..you better hope you don't drive tomorrow and get in a car accident and die foreal..don't wish death on people especially because of something that happened on the MTV awards..you really sound stupid..

Wednesday 21 October

By HB

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Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not ignorant, nor am I stupid, or any of those other little words you had to wrack your brain to come up with. Unfortunately for you, I'm a college educated ADULT who knows exactly what I'm talking about. And, I KNOW that more people out there agree with me than you. So, YOU get over it!

Wednesday 21 October

By Gigi

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After seeing what this low IQ, mickey dee burger flippin, "you done made another thug a star fools" has done at award shows...its time to pull his contract and leave him to work at LAX as a baggage carrier...oh wait he has felony and drug convictions.

Nope...betterleave him there flipping hamburgers with his big gold chains on *hack* *spewwwwwwwwwww*

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