A false claim spread about the Bee Gees legend.
Barry Gibb has served as the frontman of the Bee Gees band. Stella Pictures
An incorrect claim about Barry Gibb, 79, the frontman of the British band Bee Gees, spread over the weekend, news among other things TMZ.
According to the news site, on Sunday, a page named “RIP Barry Gibb” became popular on Facebook, which means “rest in peace Barry Gibb” in Finnish. The Facebook page received over a million likes over the weekend, according to TMZ. According to the site, Gibb died earlier on Sunday.
Gibb’s family now tells TMZ that he is healthy, happy and living his life in Miami. The claim about the death that spread over the weekend was therefore incorrect.
by Entertainment Weekly according to the Facebook page has now been deleted, but there are still posts on Facebook that claim Gibb is dead.
According to TMZ, in addition to Gibb, in recent years, false death reports have been made for, among others, Justin Bieber, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Michael J. Fox and Jon Bon Jovi.
The British-Australian Bee Gees are known, among other things, for their songs Stayin’ Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever and Tragedy. The group was active from 1958 to 2003.