Actor Michael J. Fox Mocks CNN After The Network Posted Death Tribute Of Him

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Imagine waking up and reading this about yourself.

Actor Michael J. Fox on Thursday responded to the rumors that he had died.

As WLT Report previously covered, rumors quickly swirled on Wednesday that actor Michael J. Fox died after CNN posted a video titled “Remembering Michael J. Fox.”

Here was the post:

Now, Fox has responded to CNN by mocking the outlet.

Fox News provided full quotes from Fox’s response:

Michael J. Fox is alive and well, despite rumors of his death circulating online.

One day after CNN ignited a death scare by releasing a video package titled “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox” on Wednesday, the legendary actor — who has been living with Parkinson’s disease since 1991 — reassured fans that he is doing just fine.

“How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?” Fox, 64, wrote on his Threads account. “Do you… A) switch to MSNBC, or whatever they are calling themselves these days, (B) Pour scolding hot water on your lap, if it hurts your fine, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Relax, they do this once every year, (E) Ask yourself wtf?”

“I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok,” he concluded. “Love, Mike.”

According to Entertainment Weekly, the package that was shared across the network’s various sites featured interview excerpts and clips of Fox’s work through the years.

“He came into our living rooms on the small screen each week as Alex P. Keaton [on ‘Family Ties’] and eventually onto the big screen as Marty McFly in ‘Back to the Future,’” a narrator said in the clip, per EW. “But Michael J. Fox had a compelling third act as Parkinson’s sufferer and stem cell research advocate.”

Take a look:

Mediaite reported CNN has since apologized:

A CNN spokesperson told Mediaite, “The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family.”



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