We’ve long reported on celebrity mix-ups, and found good humor in putting Will Smith’s family on a shirt under the Smiths logo, or mistaking Iggy Pop for Lou Reed, or even noting the visual similarities between Dio and Rhea Perlman. But sometimes these mix-ups offer a hearty sense of WTF, and last night was one of those times.
As news of Robin Williams’ death spread around the world, some took the opportunity to reflect on Robbie Williams, the very-much-alive British pop singer and former member of boy band Take That. Both the musician and his former group were trending on Twitter as a result of the joke.
The UK edition of Huffington Post cited 18 People Who Think Robbie Williams Is Dead, but clearly many were just trying to stir shit up, kinda like the Morgan Freeman memes after Nelson Mandela died. But to quote one certain Morrissey of the aforementioned Smiths, that joke isn’t funny anymore.
Here’s a sampling of tweets…
Rip Robbie Williams. Shocked so many good songs
— Scott Young (@Scotty_Young89) August 12, 2014
RIP @robbiewilliams YOU ARE NOW WITH THE ANGELS YOU SANG ABOUT :'( X
— Beijing Red 4 Lyf (@Beijingcasuals) August 12, 2014
But he's Robbie Williams? He can't be dead?
— Maddie (@earthtomaddie) August 11, 2014
R.I.P Robbie Williams, such a shame to lose such a good singer!
— Ash Clelland (@AshleyClelland_) August 12, 2014
Rip Robbie Williams. Shocked so many good songs
— Scott Young (@Scotty_Young89) August 12, 2014
RIP Robbie Williams, I can honestly say I loved Take That.
— Deluded Everton Fan (@SomeEvertonFan) August 12, 2014
RIP Robbie Williams , what a shame , take that will never be the same pic.twitter.com/KOTB5p8t4E
— TED (@TedB4RTR4M) August 12, 2014
Thought Robbie Williams was dead me, had Angels on, was gutted
— Adam Mazier (@adam10mazier) August 11, 2014
Cant believe robbie williams is dead.. Music have lost a entertainer
— Boss (@DeanHorseman) August 12, 2014
Rest in peace Robbie Williams. You're certainly loving angels instead now.
— Buckley (@AndrewBuckley92) August 12, 2014
Omg can't believe Robbie Williams died, he made all my fave tunes
— alex pocrnic (@somecroatianguy) August 12, 2014
Robin Williams would have laughed about this. RT @Pancho_Williams
Rest in peace Robbie Williams. Thank you for the laughs and smiles.
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) August 12, 2014
Never forget…