Jeff Goldblum shopping in Beverly Hills (6/2008)
Amidst the Michael Jackson craziness yesterday, there were reports that Jeff Goldblum had also died. Nope. It was an old hoax from 1999 that resurfaced. From New Zealand's
Stuff.co.nz:
New Zealand police have been taking calls, as have local media outlets, after the online hoax went viral again today, but his publicist has this afternoon confirmed the rumours are false.
"Reports that Jeff Goldblum has passed away are completely untrue. He is fine and in Los Angeles," said Goldblum's publicist Evelyn Karamanos.
The hoax - which first appeared in 1999 - involves international reports saying the actor has died, usually in a fall, while filming in New Zealand. The reports normally claim to have New Zealand Police confirmation.
After a hoax that's stretched over ten years, wouldn't it be funny if Jeff eventually did die from falling off a cliff in New Zealand? Actually no, that wouldn't be funny at all. His family would be devastated. What are you, a fucking monster?
The National Enquirer is reporting this week that Joel Madden may not be the father of Nicole Richie's unborn child. The mag says there were four men "in Richie's life" when she found out she was pregnant, which sounds way better than "she was getting plugged by a different guy Monday-Thursday." Entertainmentwise.com says:
[The National Enquirer's] report says that Nicole will not know for sure who fathered her child until the potential baby-daddies undergo paternity tests. A source tells the Enquirer: "Nicole recently underwent a series of tests, including blood and urine screenings, which confirmed she is pregnant." (Source)
ichael K over at Dlisted.com is reporting the four lucky guys are current boyfriend Joel Madden, ex-boyfriends DJ AM and Brody Jenner, and--get ready for this--Jeff Goldblum. Richie briefly dated the 54-year-old actor last year after she broke up with DJ AM. By the way, Jeff's 6'5" and Richie is 5'1". One can only hope they made a sex tape. I imagine it would look a lot like a basketball player trying to smother a fifth grader.
