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Top 10 Funniest Celebrity Responses to Fake Death Reports

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9. Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers Dead
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On September 13, 2011 the Twitterverse erupted with rumors — false rumors, naturally — that comedienne Joan Rivers had died. When contacted by Huffington Post for a statement, she replied with characteristic bluntness:

"I don't know where this came from. I did very well performing this weekend in Ottawa and I didn't even bomb on stage. I think this story came from Betty White — that bitch!"

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