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Bogus Report Circulating That Tom Hanks Has Died

Posted Nov 16th 2006 10:46AM by Celly

A report is swirling around the Internet that Tom Hanks died this morning after falling off a cliff in New Zealand during a movie shoot. TMZ is told by New Zealand authorities that the report is totally bogus.

An official from Interpol, the police in Wellington, New Zealand, confirms to TMZ that no report of an accidental death has been taken and they are certain no such incident occurred.

TMZ has obtained a photo of Tom Hanks taken just yesterday in Ontario, California, during the filming of "Charlie Wilson's War."
Screenshot of Bogis Tom Hanks report

It appears fakeawish.com, a website that touts hoaxes, is responsible for the fake story.

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1. whew, for a minute, i thought we were never going to have the chance to witness the bosum buddies reunion.

Posted at 11:03AM on Nov 16th 2006 by huh?

2. fakeawish already was responsible for zillion of teenage fangirls trying to kill themselves because the same story was already around about Orlando Bloom being the one that fell off that cliff.

Posted at 11:11AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Sunny

3. I almost fell for this story last month with Orlando Bloom. There is a bogus news generator website that spits this out - FakeAWish.com

Tom Hanks, Orlando Bloom or whomever else you decide to put in there.

Posted at 11:20AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Snapper

4. Better it should happen-for real--to the other Tom. Hanks, a sperb actor, is also a Scientologist, but at least he doesn't try to proselytize like that dwarf-faggot Cruise.

Posted at 11:16AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Mother Godfrey

5. It would be more interesting to watch him die then to watch him on screen. Is he the worst Actor in America or what?

Posted at 11:24AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Matty

6. http://tom.cruise.swellserver.com/news/top_stories/actress_new_zealand.php

Basically, change the name in the address and it will show whatever person you want in the exact same news story.

Posted at 11:27AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Lynette Carrington

7. #5 What the hell? Are you crazy, Tom Hanks is an awesome actor he ranks in the #1's...come on like you would be a better actor!

Posted at 11:27AM on Nov 16th 2006 by eli

8. What is this world coming to, a report is out that someone may have died (real or not) and all you can say is that he was a lousy actor anyway or that you would rather see him dead than on-screen. You people are pathetic and hatefull. The site is full of people who don't have a nice thing to say about anyone! There are some who do say nice things, but the majority are negative. If you don't like someone, don't watch their movied, buy their records etc. You can comment about a story without trashing the person completely!

Posted at 11:33AM on Nov 16th 2006 by my2cents

9. TMZ you will do anything for to take noting was that headlines necessary all i saw at first Tom Hanks died You are crazy and owe Tom Hanks and your and his fans a big apology. And stop writing about the same sluts over and over again. We are so sick of it. Why they are even in the lime light i dont even know they are not entertainers, just $$ try to get real stories that are intelligent to report oh say, Ryan Gosling, his producing, his acting, his volueentering, he has it all. Start reporting positive stuff. Your stuff is going downhill real sleaze similiar to the National Enquirer.

Posted at 12:41PM on Nov 16th 2006 by audrey rose

10. my2cents - You are correct. This site is not so much about the true feelings of the posters, it has become a pi$$ing contest to see who can post the most disgusting, hateful comments. There is no prize, however, so I don't see the point.

Posted at 12:03PM on Nov 16th 2006 by Bettyboop

11. LOL...that is some effed up sheisser!

Posted at 12:22PM on Nov 16th 2006 by NinjaDude

12. u kno guys these people will die EVENTUALLY......who the f*** is so LOW as to create such a site? dont they have better things to do or are they THAT WELL PAID?!

Posted at 12:34PM on Nov 16th 2006 by half white and half black 4 ME

13. OMG don't scare me like that.......i love tom hanks, he is wonderful no matter what type of role he is playing in, funny or serious!! he is the best actor we have these days, and a class act kind of guy.

Posted at 1:01PM on Nov 16th 2006 by jride

14. Don't you think it would of been on all the News this morning? Why don't these reporters do there jobs responsibly before the family hears this...Its a cruel report if its ot true.....

Posted at 2:06PM on Nov 16th 2006 by Patty Davis

15. I didn't find it even remotely entertaining. Have we as a society become so desensitized to sensationalism that someone, anyone would find this kind of B/S amusing? I hope not.

Posted at 3:15PM on Nov 16th 2006 by deebee

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