Michael J Fox sees the funny side in CNN mistakenly reporting his death: “Relax, they do this once every year”
Michael J Fox has taken to social media to respond to CNN accidentally reporting his death, which he’s fortunately managed to see the humour in.
Much to his surprise, CNN published an article on April 8th titled ‘Celebrating The Life of Michael J Fox’, which was quickly taken down from CNN’s site, and a subsequent apology was issued.
Quickly, a representative for Fox was quick to refute the report of his demise, telling TMZ, “Michael is doing great. He was at PaleyFest yesterday. He was on stage and was giving interviews.”
Now, Fox has taken the situation into his own hands by sharing his hilarious reaction to reading that he’d died online.
Taking to Threads, Fox began, “How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death? Do you…A) switch to MNSBC, or whatever they are calling themselves these days.”
He then listed the other options that ran through his mind, “(B) Pour scolding hot water on your lap, if it hurts your fine, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Relax, they do this once every year, (E) Ask yourself wtf ?”
The Back to the Future actor concluded his reassuring message to fans, “I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok. Love, Mike.”
His take on the bizarre incident comes after CNN told The Daily Beast of the mistake, “The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family.”
Fox is far from dead; in fact, he’s ended his retirement from acting and returned to the screens. The actor, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, has a guest role in the new season of the hit Apple TV+ series Shrinking.
His character, Gerry, strikes a bond with Harrison Ford’s Paul Rhoades over their shared struggle with Parkinson’s.
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