“Rowan Atkinson dead” headlines have recently been splattered all over the Internet, devastating fans. One media outlet reported that the iconic Mr. Bean was found “unconscious and not breathing” in his San Francisco home.

But fans can take a deep breath now because Atkinson is very much alive and is just clearly a victim of an elaborate Internet hoax.

The said article that got everyone in a tizzy showed Atkinson’s photo with his birth date as well as the supposed deceased date. As the photo had the logo of BBC News, many mistook it for a credible source and started sharing it all over Facebook.

According to the article, Atkinson supposedly took his life. Moreover, the article shared that Atkinson had been battling severe depression, drug problems as well as alcohol abuse.

 

The same online publication also claimed that the actor has been in rehab since last year September. According to the website, all these news were shared to them by Atkinson’s publicist.

According to The Sun, the “Rowan Atkinson dead’ rumors are not true at all. The rumor was believed to have been copied from the previous Internet hoax about Adam Sandler.

That being said, Atkinson is alive and is currently with his wife and two children.

This was not the first time Atkinson has been a subject of death hoaxes on the Internet. In 2012, a Twitter post stated he died in a car accident. A year after, there were reports saying he had committed suicide after his film Johnny English 3′s producer kicked him out of the movie.

It has been clarified following the cruel Rowan Atkinson dead hoax, that the 61-year-old is alive and well.

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