Funniest Responses to Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Check out latest target Macaulay Culkin's response to death hoax.

ByABC News
November 10, 2014, 4:25 PM
Macaulay Culkin of The Pizza Underground performs on stage at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 at Humboldt Park, Sept. 13, 2014 in Chicago.
Macaulay Culkin of The Pizza Underground performs on stage at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 at Humboldt Park, Sept. 13, 2014 in Chicago.
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images

Nov. 10, 2014— -- intro: Macaulay Culkin is the latest target of a celebrity death hoax, and like other stars before him, he responded to the news of his early demise with humor.

The 34-year-old star of the first two "Home Alone" movies, "My Girl" and "Uncle Buck," took to Instagram to debunk the reports. He did so by parodying a scene from the 1989 movie "Weekend at Bernie's" about two insurance company workers who discover their boss, Bernie, is dead but spend the rest of the film carting his body around to maintain the illusion that he's still alive.

With the help of his bandmate in The Pizza Underground, his Velvet Underground tribute group, Culkin poked fun at the rumors.

And in case there was any doubt that he's very much alive, he posted a second pic.

It's not the first time the star was the target of a death hoax. Reports also surfaced in April.

Nor is he likely to be the last celebrity target. Check out some other clever responses from celebrities to news of their own deaths.

Wayne Knight

Does someone have to DIE to trend? Geez! Thanks for all the love everybody. I didn’t know you cared. Glad to be breathing!

Wayne Knight (@iWayneKnight) March 16, 2014

Some of you will be glad to hear this, others strangely disappointed, but….I am alive and well!

Wayne Knight (@iWayneKnight) March 16, 2014

Jon Bon Jovi

Morgan Freeman

Reba McEntireIn 2012, Reba McEntire debunked her death hoax on her WhoSay page: "There is a rumor going around that I died after falling off a mountain in Austria yesterday while shooting a movie. While I would love to be shooting a movie in Austria, I definitely did not fall off a mountain! Nor am I dead! I am alive and kicking!!! Most of you know this already because I've been giving you daily accounts of Shelby's race. Oh well. Have a great day."

Zach BraffBack in 2009, Zach Braff nipped a death rumor in the bud by filming a video from the set of his hit series, "Scrubs."

Channing Tatum

On set in Montreal. Alive and well. :-)

Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) September 8, 2012

Russell Brand

Bloody hell. I better cancel the milk. http://t.co/sCoj9Vbu

Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) August 25, 2012

Some of you will be glad to hear this, others strangely disappointed, but….I am alive and well!

— Wayne Knight (@iWayneKnight) March 16, 2014

Jon Bon Jovi

Post by Bon Jovi.

Morgan Freeman

Post by Morgan Freeman.

Reba McEntireIn 2012, Reba McEntire debunked her death hoax on her WhoSay page: \"There is a rumor going around that I died after falling off a mountain in Austria yesterday while shooting a movie. While I would love to be shooting a movie in Austria, I definitely did not fall off a mountain! Nor am I dead! I am alive and kicking!!! Most of you know this already because I've been giving you daily accounts of Shelby's race. Oh well. Have a great day.\"

Zach BraffBack in 2009, Zach Braff nipped a death rumor in the bud by filming a video from the set of his hit series, \"Scrubs.\"

Channing Tatum

On set in Montreal. Alive and well. :-)

— Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) September 8, 2012

Russell Brand

Bloody hell. I better cancel the milk. http://t.co/sCoj9Vbu

— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) August 25, 2012

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