Kimbo Slice’s Death Rumor Plagues Web
December 13th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Dec 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems celebrity death rumors have again taken front seat recently. Yesterday media was abuzz with the rumor that renowned singer Keith Sweat is no more and today the hot topic of discussion is Bahamian-American mixed martial artist Kevin Ferguson aka Kimbo Slice. The star who is slated to play a role in upcoming movie “Scorpion King 3″ is rumored to be dead by a website. The friends and family of the veteran mixed martial artist were shocked to hear the news but later realized that the news is false.
Kimbo Slice took to the homepage of his social networking site to confirm that the rumor has no authentication as he is alive. The mixed martial ace stated that he is fine and then thanked all his fans for their concern. Kimbo Slice maintained that his actual name is Kevin Ferguson and one of his namesake must have passed away resulting in the confusion. He wrote that there are lot of Kevin Ferguson in the Miami area and the rumormongers have used his name to spread this false news. Kimbo Slice previously told in one of his interviews that he is planning to make his boxing debut sometime next year.
Previously many other celebrities were rumored to be dead and Kimbo Slice can seek assurance that he is not the only one to be at the receiving end of such hoax. Joining him in the bandwagon are Oprah Winfrey, Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, Bill Cosby, Mel Gibson and the list goes on. It seems that the rumor mongers derive fun by shocking the fans and families of the concerned celebrities.
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