UPDATE: Well, Mark McGrath is alive. And tweeting.
Final word on the death hoax thing, I knew nothing about it and found out the same time you did…sorry about any confusion
— mark mcgrath (@mark_mcgrath) February 26, 2015
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Is Mark McGrath the latest victim of the celebrity online death hoax?
Twitter is aflutter this morning with word that the actor, television presenter, and former Sugar Ray singer was shot dead by a “masked gunman” on the set of TV entertainment show Hot Package.
Well played, everyone.
McGrath’s last twitter activity came about 16 hours ago, but it’ll no doubt be updated shortly announcing he’s still alive. In the meantime, cue the “Only his career is dead” jokes, and get that #RIPMarkMcGrath hashtag off your feed and place a sugar packet on your heart.
Here’s the presser, likely written by a Hot Package intern:
Congrats, @mark_mcgrath, the internet is abuzz with you being dead this morning. You're officially legendary. Soak this one in, my man.
— CherryPlucker (@CherryPlucker) February 26, 2015
Never forget…