Is Jaden Smith dead? Fans across the world are freaking out over a suicide death hoax, one that has dogged the young celebrity for over a week.
Disturbing as that is, we can happily report that he is alive.
A Facebook story is going viral that purports Jaden dead.
However, the 18-year-old has not in fact killed himself. Insiders say that “the news was not true and didn’t come from a legitimate source.”
In fact, one source close to the situation confirms, “users who clicked the above-displayed message were greeted with a popup message.”
The fake story of Smith’s death cites big websites like CNN and TMZ to make it appear real, but in fact was click bait and nothing else.
In reality, Jaden is promoting his new Netflix series The Get Down and hanging out with his father Will Smith, who is promoting Suicide Squad.
The false Jaden Smith suicide rumors have been so pervasive that many questionable apps have been downloaded as a result of clicking.
Please, do not fall victim to this blatantly false scam.
Insiders say Smith did not find the death hoax very funny at all, however reports of his untimely demise didn’t seem to faze his busy life.
Since his 18th birthday July 8, Jaden has continued to work on his first album, including a “leaked” music video believed to be its first single.
Jaden can also take comfort in the fact that he is far from the first famous person to be fake killed by the Internet in such bizarre fashion …
Here are a bunch of other hoax “victims” …