As part of a new TikTok trend called the fake celebrity death prank people are making up fake news about celebrity deaths to play jokes on their family members
Some of the people who have been targeted in the joke are Tom Cruise and Barack Obama. People have called the celebrity death hoax “sick” and “just plain disgusting.”
The prank has been played on Cher, Robbie Williams, Jon Bon Jovi, Barack Obama, Tom Cruise, and Idris Elba, among others.
What Is The Fake Celebrity Death Prank In 2022 As It Goes Viral On TikTok And Twitter
The goal of Dead Celebrity if a little bit sad, prank is to record the reactions of parents or other family members when the prankster tells them about the death of a certain celebrity. Some people start crying, and others start screaming and shouting in shock when they hear the news before they know it’s just a joke.
the fake celebrity death trend on tiktok shouldn’t be funny but dawg the last one pic.twitter.com/qHjc6IsySz
— αηgεℓα вαssεтт sтαη αccσυηт (@heyyitsjanea) December 25, 2022
In many of the videos, the person holding the camera gasps and then says that a celebrity has died. This gets everyone’s attention in the room. In one video, a woman told her family that Justin Bieber died at age 28 from a drug overdose. The person next to her was shocked and told her that her life was over.
Celebrities Who Are Already Dead Are Also Not Spared By Dead Celebrity Prank
Even celebrities who were already dead were used in pranks, so it seemed like no one was safe. In one video, a man seems to tell his grandmother that John Lennon, the Beatles guitarist who was killed in 1980, has just passed away. She was shocked when she heard the news.
Some people have called the celebrity death hoax “sick” and “downright disgusting,” while others have found it hilarious. People from older generations are usually the ones who get pranked with Dead Celebrity because they aren’t as up-to-date on social media.
Asked my brother to do the dead celebrity prank on my parents 😂 I honestly felt bad, but so funny 🤣 #prank #deadcelebrity pic.twitter.com/e4kuw3AHHx
— Anthea Foronda (@teyforonda) December 25, 2022
In a very funny video, a girl told her mother that Idris Elba had died. In shock, her mother threw herself backward, hit her head on the wall, and then jumped up from her seat. Then her daughter laughed out loud and told her that the news was a joke.
Many Do Dead Celebrity Prank And Kill Famous Celebrities To Get Viral
Someone told in Dead Celebrity prank to another woman, “David Beckham has died at age 47.” This stops her from working and makes her say “No way, he hasn’t done that. Not our David Beckham.” In another case, a woman gets mad right away when she hears that Jamie Oliver has died. “Don’t say anything like that” she says angrily. She says that the joker is a “stupid cow.”
In a similar Dead Celebrity, a whole family is told that Tom Cruise has died, which makes them all scream. The camera moves around to show how shocked and horrified they are. One of the men smacks his head in surprise.
In another video, a woman tells her family that “Barack Obama is dead at the age of 51.” There are screams of “NOOO OH MY GOD” and “in pure terror” coming from the room.
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