Wait, the world doesn’t revolve around celebrities? Are you sure?
19 year old, @taylorrr201, died today at Warped Tour. Prayers going out to her family and friends. #RIPTaylor #WarpedTour
— Rockstar Spud (@R1SlNG) July 16, 2012
On Sunday, a woman died at a Warped Tour concert in Ontario. Although no official information has been released, Twitter users reported that the woman was 19-year-old Taylor Nesseth and #RIPTaylor began trending.
#RIPTaylor, the girl who died today at Warped during Chelsea Grin's set.
— Aaron ?⚾️? (@BloodGrin946) July 16, 2012
Naturally, Twitterers assumed that their favorite celebrity Taylors were dead.
https://twitter.com/irenealmeron/status/224829782909652994
https://twitter.com/EmManna3iSays/status/224764858665672704
https://twitter.com/Christoffs/status/224744703692767233
Nope, it wasn’t Taylor Swift.
OMG !! i thought it was taylor lautner who died in #RIPTaylor !! whew !! but its @taylorrr201 !! #RIPTaylor :'( this was incredibly sad !!
— Grazyuh ? (@__mmgp) July 16, 2012
Sigh. Not Taylor Lautner either.
The presumably older, but not necessarily wiser crowd also misinterpreted the #RIPTaylor hashtag.
https://twitter.com/boring_as_heck/status/224748361369137153
I thought #RIPTaylor meant Rip Taylor died and people were getting clever with it… turns out it's another nobody no one's ever heard of.
— Jayson Patrick (@JayoftheDead) July 16, 2012
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When I saw the hashtag #RIPTaylor appear, I thought Rip Taylor had passed away.
— BLVCK RICHTER (@blvckrichter) July 16, 2012
Apparently no one assumed it was Taylor Dayne or Taylor Hicks.
As celebrity death rumors swirled, the Twitterverse paid respects to the late Taylor Nesseth.
My thoughts and prayers go out to @taylorrr201 family and loved ones. so incredibly sad 🙁 She passed away today at Warped Tour #riptaylor
— Meghan Camarena (@Strawburry17) July 16, 2012
19 year old, @taylorrr201, died today at Warped Tour. Prayers going out to her family and friends. #RIPTaylor #WarpedTour
— Rockstar Spud (@R1SlNG) July 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/TommoLegendson/status/224720628878540800
The Warped Tour’s official account tweeted:
With regards to today’s events in Toronto, we will release an official statement on http://t.co/3y6cP3Hc when we have all of the details.
— Vans Warped Tour (@VansWarpedTour) July 16, 2012
But the Twitterverse rumor mill is still grinding away.
A teen died at Warped Tour today after a member of deathcore band Chelsea Grin threw a bowling ball into the audience #RIPTaylor
— 사자 원숭이 (@Lowenaffchen) July 16, 2012
The band Chelsea Grin killed a girl at Warped Tour by throwing a bowling ball into the crowd.
— Allen Degenerate (@jerkocet) July 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/ABigBagOfKeys/status/224739693634396160
https://twitter.com/donald_ebooks/status/224745543094636544
Chelsea Grin responded to the rumors:
Our hearts go out to the person who died today. We still don't know everything that happened but it's no time for jokes on our page.
— Chelsea Grin (@ChelseaGrinUT) July 15, 2012
Police say Nesseth’s death was probably due to a medical issue.
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