Actress KeKe Palmer is NOT dead; lashes back at Twitter rumors, fake CNN tweets

KeKe Palmer is a young movie and TV actress best known for her starring role in “Akeelah and the Bee.” Today, Twitter hooligans started a vicious rumor that she had died by hatching an #ripkekepalmer hashtag. We traced the rumor to fans of Justin Bieber, who didn’t like a couple of light-hearted tweets Palmer had published earlier in the day:

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188332710748635136

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188336814132695040

https://twitter.com/#!/SilverJohnson_/status/188483476868169729

https://twitter.com/#!/iShimmerBiebs/status/188494666453352448

https://twitter.com/#!/BieberGrandeCA/status/188488947159138305

Irresponsible goons faked CNN tweets and the rumor took off:

https://twitter.com/#!/MacyShae15/status/188492271572877312

https://twitter.com/#!/ginngajenn/status/188487117561806848

https://twitter.com/#!/_Kissex/status/188485562133528576

Palmer is alive, kicking, and telling some hard truths about the consequences of sophomoric social media mobs:

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188484034307956736

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188484203606847488

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188484598534123520

https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188485396584341504

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https://twitter.com/#!/KekePalmer/status/188488777180786689

The Beliebers are shifting blame…to the OneDirectioners, of course:

https://twitter.com/#!/iIdolizeJustin/status/188492387193073664