Jennifer Lopez Dies? Nope, Twitter ‘#RIPJenniferLopez’ Death Hoax Goes Viral; J-Lo is Fine

Jennifer Lopez Dies? Nope, Twitter ‘#RIPJenniferLopez’ Death Hoax Goes Viral; J-Lo is Fine
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2014 file photo, Jennifer Lopez arrives at the Fox All-Star Party at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. The Jennifer Lopez-backed company that owns NUVOtv, an English-language cable entertainment network aimed at Latinos, has bought the Fuse music network. SiTV Media said Friday, April 4, 2014, it had agreed to pay $226 million to Fuse's owner, the Madison Square Garden Co. (Photo by Richard Shotwell Invision/AP, file)
Jack Phillips
4/14/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Jennifer Lopez, the singer and actress, has not died, but thousands of Twitter users are saying otherwise.

“#RIPJenniferLopez” was trending on Monday afternoon, but there’s no credible media reports about her death.

It appears that the hoax originated on Twitter.

Lopez uploaded a photo of her a few hours ago on Instagram at an awards show.

“Why #RIPJenniferLopez is trending?” wrote one person.

Added another, “Whoever started this #RIPJenniferLopez trend I'll find you & kill you!”

In the past few weeks, “#RIPJustinBieber” and “#RIPZaynMalik”--referring to Zayn Malik of One Direction--both trended.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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