Death Hoax Helped Goldblum Reconnect With Old Friends

GOLDBLUM 'TOUCHED' BY DEATH STORIES

Actor JEFF GOLDBLUM draws positives from the false reports he died last month (JUN09) - because they helped him reconnect with old friends.
Reports surfaced online last month (Jun09) claiming the Jurassic Park star had been killed on the set of his latest movie in New Zealand - just hours after Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died.
Goldblum's publicist was quick to blast the rumours, branding them "completely untrue", while reps for Britney Spears and George Clooney have also had to fight off similar claims.
The actor insists he wasn't upset by the hoax, and has even credited the reckless media with helping him get back in touch with old pals.
He says, "This was a rare opportunity to experience your own death. (Fans) still run into me on the street (and say), 'Glad to see you're alive!' I reconnected with people I hadn't seen in a long time. I wasn't angry I was touched."

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No One Will Miss Jeff Goldblum More Than Jeff Goldblum

Jeff made an appearance on Colbert Nation and it was quite amusing. Check it out below:

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Jeff Goldblum Will Be Missed
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And just in case you can't get the video to load, here's what Jeff had to say:
"No one will miss Jeff Goldblum more than me," he said. "He was not only a friend and a mentor, but he was also, um, me. Jeff Goldblum's performances combined the muscularity of Brando, the pathos of Streep and the musky sensuality of a pride of baboons. One former conquest raved that sleeping with Jeff Goldblum was like—quote—being caught in a flesh storm with a 90 percent chance of satisfaction—unquote. That's verbatim"

Jeff Goldblum Subject of Hoax Last Night (JEFF GOLDBLUM IS NOT DEAD!)

In case you fell for any of the supposed hoaxes last night of Jeff Goldblum's death (I actually did not know anything about them until after the fact), Jeff Goldblum is NOT dead!

“Reports that Jeff Goldblum has passed away are completely untrue,” said the actor’s publicist in a statement Thursday night. “He is fine and in Los Angeles.”

Whoever decided to start this rumor is a sick disgusting person!

Apparently...

False rumours that Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford both died while filming in New Zealand are still making the rounds. An Australian entertainment TV reporter when to air with the "news" of Goldblum's death.

(It turns out the same cliff that had "claimed" Goldblum's life was also responsible for the earlier "deaths" of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise. See Snopes.com for the full history of this internet-spread cut-and-paste obit.)

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We of course know that Jeff is currently filming "Morning Glory" which is being shot in NYC - NOT New Zealand!


I just want to say that I hope Jeff has a very long wonderful life and I hope people stop perpetuating this pathetic rumor...


Long Live Jeff!




Fro more information on the hoax...

This is - I think - the original false article: http://jeff.goldblum.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stories/actor_new_zealand.php
You will not the small disclaimer at the bottom with reads:

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