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Celebrity Death Hoax - "Playboy Tycoon Hugh Hefner Passes Away at Age of 88"
Celebrity Death Hoax - Playboy Tycoon Hugh Hefner Passes Away at Age of 88

The hoax below, which claims that Hugh Hefner,founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprise was found dead, is another reason why you should always use popular and reputable news websites as your source of information. Hugh Hefner is NOT DEAD. Whenever something dramatic or depressing like the death of someone is posted on social networking or satire news websites please verify it with a reputable news website before posting, sharing, commenting or liking.

The Hoax or Fake-News

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner, Founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, was found dead of natural causes Sunday morning at his home, the Playboy Mansion, in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles police officer Jimmy N. Gardner. He was 88.

Police responded to a call around 9 a.m. PDT and confirmed Hefner's identity from other residents of the Playboy Mansion, Gardner said. Police are not releasing a more specific cause of death at this time. "We'll have to wait for an autopsy report for an official cause of death," said Gardner. "From what I have heard Mr. Hefner was in good health for an 88 year old man. With no signs of foul-play we are left to believe his death was of natural causes."

The fake news article was posted on the fake NBC Today website: nbctoday.co. The fake website has nothing to do with NBC.

This celebrity death hoax is similar to the Celine Dion, Will Smith,Shaggy, Rapper Eminem, Jackie Chan, Oprah Winfrey, Miley Cyrus and Angelina Jolie hoaxes.

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