Jackie Chan RIP. Pre April Fools joke gone wrong!?

Jackie Chan died this week... Or at least thats the rumour circling Twitter the day of 29th of MARCH!

With its origins unknown, the rumour led many to believe that the world famous actor and martial arist had died of a heart attack earlier today. With the internet being the way it is, 'RIP Jackie Chan' became, and at this time still is, the top trending topic on Twitter. Many people are hearing the rumours for the first time, whilst many are still in confusion as to whether they are true.

Jackie, in fact, is alive! And the man himself has told the world.

A statement from Jackie's official Facebook and Twitter puts those rumours to rest by telling everyone: "Jackie is alive and well. He did not suffer a heart attack and die, as was reported on many social networking sites and in online news reports. Jackie is fine and is busy preparing for the filming of his next movie."  (@EyeOfJackieChan and http://www.facebook.com/jackie)

Looking at how big of a topic it had become, it would seem that either somebody played a very well put together hoax. Or somebody thought that it was Aprils fools day, making them 3 days early...

If its the latter, shame on you!