Posts Tagged ‘for-starting’

Rick Astley ‘not dead’ as celebrity death rumours continue to dominate web

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Since Michael Jackson died the web has been abuzz with fake rumours of other celebrity deaths – first there was Jeff Goldblum, then George Clooney, and now several media outlets around the world have been tricked into reporting the early demise of 80s pop crooner Rick Astley.Rick Astley is not, we understand, dead. But this trend for starting death rumours is certainly a growing one – just look at Twitter now, and you’ll ’Rick Astley’ is the most popular topic currently being discussed.Are journ


Rick Astley ‘not dead’ as celebrity death rumours continue to dominate web

Rick Astley isn’t dead (unofficial)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Reports circling this morning that Rick Asltey, the king of Rickrolling, was dead, these are apparently fake. Thank the gods of Rickroll.   The reports first appeared on the CNN’s user generated content website CNNi, before generated a few news reports. Including this one on the Maylasia Star that claimed he had died in his hotel in Berlin.


Rick Astley isn’t dead (unofficial)

Jackson fans ‘can keep tickets’.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Michael Jackson fans are being given the chance to keep their tickets for his 50 live UK dates – provided they forego their right to a refund. Promoter AEG Live has already offered full refunds to up to 800,000 people who paid to see the star’s This Is It concerts at London’s O2 arena. Now it says they can opt to receive the tickets instead of reclaiming their £50 to £75 outlay in the wake of his death. The tickets feature lenticular images, which give them a 3D moving effect. Eight differen


Jackson fans ‘can keep tickets’.