If you’re not familiar with rapper Lil Wayne, you might be confused by a number of tonight’s trending topics on Twitter, including #PrayForWeezy, Weezy and Damn Wayne. TMZ is reporting that the 30-year-old rapper was being given last rites tonight after being hospitalized Tuesday night at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Hospital following multiple seizures. Label-mate Mack Maine says not so fast, though.
Wayne is alive and well! We watching the Syracuse game…thanks for the prayers and concern..he will update you all soon. #love
— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) March 16, 2013
We will be releasing an official statement shortly but dont believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe…that's false!!
— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) March 16, 2013
@lachlan really confused now.
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) March 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/jdonels/status/312722897644949504
@mackmaine photo or it didn't happen.
— Justin “shat” Shattuck ? (@sh4t) March 16, 2013
The news has apparently reached CPAC.
You know who is a hysterical dinner table buddy? @AllenWest , that's who. #CPAC13
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 16, 2013
Our entire table is now talking about Lil' Wayne.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 16, 2013
Update:
A second source from the Young Money Cash Money Billionaires seems to indicate that reports of Lil Wayne’s impending passing are premature.
My son is in good spirit..feelin much betta…be home soon.YMCMB
— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) March 16, 2013
@TMZ it's certain shit you should not talk about or play with if u don't kno what u talking bout….don't deceive the fans or the people
— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) March 16, 2013
@TMZ and definitely don't try to kill a man before his time….so from the bottom of my soul and on behalf of my fam……FUCK YOU
— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) March 16, 2013
Update:
Wow. Lil Wayne’s first tweet following this social media firestorm has been retweeted more than 60,000 times in less than 15 minutes.
I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love.
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) March 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/RichelleCarey/status/312732605248307200
Last rites? Who said anything about last rites?
Recap: TMZ says someone's dead. Gets fact checked by man named Birdman. Deletes it w/o explanation. Now expects us all to just move along.
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/statuses/312732791794192384
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/statuses/312739479439958016
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/312739271519903744
Rapper T.I. has also expressed some, shall we say, passionate criticism of TMZ’s reporting.
Just holla'd @my Lil bruh Tunechi…& he skraight! TMZ some fuck-niggaz for reporting that hoe-ass-shit!!! That man daughter is like mines.
— T.I. (@Tip) March 16, 2013
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