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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)

©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM The Foundation for AIDS Research presents the inaugural amfAR Milano event in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week 2009 at La Permanente Milano. Picture Shows: Kanye West and Amber Rose NON-EXCLUSIVE September 28, 2009 Job: 90929Z2 Milan, Italy www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com

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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 bob

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never heard the rumor but who cares if he did die. if a everyday joe or jane died in a car crash people wouldn't even care. it shows how wrap up the media is with famous people.

Wednesday 21 October

By Anomynous

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Looks like someone wanted to get famous again and back on top news!!! i smell an ATTENTION WHORE

Wednesday 21 October

By Me

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Well it sure the hell wouldnt be a problem if it was true. We dont need people like him around anyway. Maybe if he was knocked down a couple of pegs he would see that HE ISNT ALL THAT.

Wednesday 21 October

By william e rauh

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Too bad it is not true !!!

Wednesday 21 October

By TR

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If he didn't,he should have!!!!

Wednesday 21 October

By Carmen

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Ahh bummer I thought he was gone. Too bad. Is that a man or a woman he's with in the picture? ewwww....he should use some of his money to get "it" a makeover. ewww.

Wednesday 21 October

By Ken L Adamczyk

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explain what you just said i never got around to studying my hooked on ebonics program

Wednesday 21 October

By punkycolour

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That sucks that it was a hoax. Now I need a new excuse to throw a party. Oh well, maybe another rapper will croak. Get rid of 'em all 1 at a time.

Wednesday 21 October

By Lori

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Hey Kanye could it get any clearer for you? Nobody cares about you, nobody likes you, you made choices with your rude comments and rude actions now you are paying the price, sounds like your career is all but OVER, so now just go away. As I do not wish you death, you need to take a look in the mirror you couldn't possibly like the reflection.

Wednesday 21 October

By Dan

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Come on-killed him with her moonman statue-sounds like The Onion to me!!!

Wednesday 21 October

By Merenda

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Too bad THIS one was a hoax. I don't think on this one ALL the tv stations would be all over it for 2 weeks like Michael Jackson's death. lol Kayne would be just a small announcement, like this hoax that no one herd of. lol And quite like how Farrah Fawcett was thrown to the back page thanks to wacko jacko. Farrah deserved more coverage. She fought a great battle. But Kayne.. he's just another loser black guy thinking the world owes him!

Wednesday 21 October

By Lori

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Can't stand Kanye but don't wish death for anyone. You are so right with your thoughts about Farrah, she deserved so much more attention then what she got.

Wednesday 21 October

By susansdjewel

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He probably started the rumor himself! HE IS SUCH A DRAMA QUEEN...HATE HIM! GO AWAY JERK.

Wednesday 21 October

By Ian's Dad

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"So Real," are you serious??? Really? Kanye doesn't make a pimple on Taylor's @$$! And for him singing? Is that what it's called now? Electronic, beat box, studio mixed crap is all it is-that dumb@$$ couldn't carry a tune in a suitcase!

Wednesday 21 October

By algonquin j. calhoun

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...the best news i've heard since borat obama was going to be impeached and it isn't true...

Wednesday 21 October

By Gary

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No, but with luck, his career is dead!

Wednesday 21 October

By Ashley

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Yo, whoever started the Kanye rumor, I'm happy for ya and I'mma let ya finish, but balloon boy had the best hoax of all time. OF ALL TIME!!!

And I must agree, too bad it was a hoax...can't stand him. He's a trashy, low class, no-good, talentless racist.

Wednesday 21 October

By AdrieCm

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Wishing death on someone, even if you don't like them, is in extremely poor taste.

Wednesday 21 October

By Bob Sounder

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Who the hell is Kanye West?

Wednesday 21 October

By Merenda

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I wasn't "wishing" it(death) on anyone. I was jsut saying too bad it wasn't the real deal for this guy. And, thank you. I am not a big Farrah fan or care about "stars". But, that lady put up one helluva fight with her cancer and was SO gracious about it. I feel she got gipped of HER limelight on her passing thanks to that dirtbag Jackson and his crazy brood. Kayne is NO different. And will NOT be a days worth of news when his time is up. Thank GOD for that! lol

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