Who is The Man Behind Celebrities Death Hoaxes?

As actor Rowan Atkinson also known as Mr. Bean is the latest star who has become a victim of celebrity death hoax. We have here compiled a list of celebrities who have faced the similar death hoax in the past and pulled back the curtain to reveal the man behind all the hoaxes.

E! News tried to unfold the truth and the man behind the death hoaxes that send fans into frenzy and make publicists spitting mad. They found out that an operation called Global Associated News is responsible for the majority of the bogus reports. The fake news site is the hobbyhorse of Atlanta-based web entrepreneur Rich Hoover and a front for Fake a Wish, which allows users to plug a celebrity's name into a generator that creates their own celebrity death hoaxes.

"It started off as a practical joke machine seven years ago," says Hoover. "People can just plug in anybody's name so then they'll prank their friends. But people don't read the fine print, and sure enough, it spreads like Mad." said Hoover.

Andy Kaufman

Kaufman's death was a hoax allegedly comedian's brother be responsible for.

Paul Mccartney

The rumour that Paul passed away in 1966 and was replaced by an imposter is a day in Beatles history that ought to be celebrated every year. After forty years in march of 2012, paul "died" again and "RIP Paul Mccartney" started trending on twitter.

Tom Hanks

In Nov. Of 2006, a bogus report of Tom Hanks' death spread hastily. The rumour claimed that America's most appealing actor had fallen to his death, when stumbling off a cliff while filming a movie.

Natalie Portman

In June of 2009, Natalie Portman was said to have died after falling off a New Zealand cliff. The report, initiated by fake news site "Global Associated News," matched the death hoaxes of Tom Hanks and Jeff Goldblum, who were said to have met a similar upshot just a week earlier.

Harrison Ford

In June Of 2009, shortly following Michael Jackson's death, rumours began claiming the lives of other celebrities as well. One of the reports, published claimed that Harrison Ford had died aboard a yacht, off the Coast of San Tropez.

Eminem

In May of 2010, a horrid facebook photo supposedly of Eminem began spinning. the image, captioned "left nearly dead after being stabbed 4 times in NYC" instantly went viral, despite his rep's ardent denial of the rumour.

Morgan Freeman

In Dec. of 2010, a post allegedly from CNN spread the false report that Freeman died in his home. "RT @CNN: Breaking News: Actor Morgan Freeman Has Passed Away In His Burbank Home," was retweeted by many, including Livenewswire and ESPN's Bruce Feldman. CNN Later shorn of the allegation that they posted the tweet.

Celine Dion

March 16th, 2012, "My Heart Will Go On" Singer Was Killed By Twitter.

Justin Bieber's

in the same week Justin Bieber's death started trending, the singer was said to be killed by either a car or plane crash.

Chris Brown

On March 27th, 2012, Chris Brown's death began trending on twitter and his death was also substantiated on nearly all his youtube videos, by comments mourning his passing "rest in peace - may you be greeted in heaven by seventy virgins and a baseballbat," one person commented "turn up the music." "I know that's what you always wanted."

Cher

On April 8th, 2013, the hash tag #Nowthatchersdead pegged to Margaret Thatcher's death was quickly baffled with the idea that "now that Cher is dead," resulting to a whirlwind of twitter-fuelled rumours . Particularly, Kim Kardashian was confounded by the rumour and tweeted, "did I just hear that Cher has passed away? Is this real? OMG."

Given below are the link of other celebrity death hoaxes:

1. Oprah Winfrey is NOT Dead - Links in Message Lead to Rogue App

3. Will Smith Facebook Death Post Leads to Rogue App

4. Adam Sandler Snowboarding Death Hoax - Adam is STILL not Dead

5. Miley Cyrus is NOT Dead - Miley Cyrus Suicide Facebook Scam

6. Football Star Joe Montana is NOT Dead

7. Jackie Chan is NOT Dead

9. Mickey Rourke Did NOT Die in A Snowboard Accident

10. Sylvester Stallone is NOT Dead

11. Neil Tennant is NOT Dead

12. Jason Derulo is NOT Dead

13. Jim Carrey is NOT Dead