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."
It appears fakeawish.com, a website that touts hoaxes, is responsible for the fake story.
11/16/2006 12:46 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Bogus Report Circulating That Tom Hanks Has Died
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I find it hard to believe there is a site out there dedicated to providing this type of falsehood. What kind of gratification could you possibly get out of lying about someone's death? Tom Hanks is also a #1 in my book, I think he's an incredible actor, who's ablilty and legacy are unmatched. He has created some of the best roles in history that will forever be cherished in so many hearts around the globe. My personal favorite being FORREST GUMP, what an awesome movie! He was recently nominated for Favorite Male Movie Star, as well as his most recent film The DaVinci Code, nominated for New Favorite Movie Drama for the upcoming People's Choice Awards. Be sure to cast your votes, I got to vote the day the nominations came out because I work with the People's Choice Community.
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Shame on fakeawish.com for that b.s. story. Tom Hanks is a great actor, do they have nothing to do but come up with all this stupid news? They should be going to hell for that.
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Um, I can report with 100% accuracy that Tom Hanks is NOT a Scientologist.
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whew, for a minute, i thought we were never going to have the chance to witness the bosum buddies reunion.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It would be more interesting to watch him die then to watch him on screen. Is he the worst Actor in America or what?
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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.
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#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!
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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!
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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 $$ try to get real stories that are intelligent to report oh say, Ryan Gosling, his producing, his acting, his volueentering, he has it all. Start reporting positive stuff. Your stuff is going downhill real sleaze similiar to the National Enquirer.
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my2cents - You are correct. This site is not so much about the true feelings of the posters, it has become a pi$$ing contest to see who can post the most disgusting, hateful comments. There is no prize, however, so I don't see the point.
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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?!
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