{"id":2377992,"date":"2026-04-17T18:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2377992"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:37:49","slug":"misleading-birthday-post-tricks-fans-into-thinking-that-famous-actor-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/misleading-birthday-post-tricks-fans-into-thinking-that-famous-actor-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading birthday post tricks fans into thinking that famous actor is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2012\/05\/martin_lawrence_files_for_divo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin Lawrence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Martin Lawrence&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Martin Lawrence<\/a> is very much alive despite a viral social media post that led fans to believe the comedy star had died on his birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Raindropsmedia1\/status\/2044878071816179985?r\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">post<\/a> shared by Rain Drops Media on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday\u2014which was Lawrence\u2019s 61st birthday\u2014featured a graphic design that resembled an obituary. It shows Lawrence\u2019s image in the sky with clouds and text displaying what appeared to be birth and death dates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The caption reads: \u201cBorn on April 16, 1965, Martin Lawrence became one of the biggest comedy stars of the \u201990s through his hit sitcom Martin and films like Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Life, Big Momma\u2019s House, and Nothing to Lose. Happy 61st birthday to Martin Lawrence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_58sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_58sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_58sl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the text never explicitly stated that Lawrence had died, the post\u2019s eerie aesthetic did not go unnoticed. X users were quick to criticize the creator for the misleading design.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More Celebrity News<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI had to go confirm that he\u2019s alive according to Google. Next time, please don\u2019t do such creepy edit,\u201d one person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fwricch\/status\/2044977982083666113\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A second person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenzChukwunedum\/status\/2045163912371245296\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">said<\/a>: \u201cMartin Lawrence survived the 90s, a coma, and Hollywood beef. A designer almost finished the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5ksl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5ksl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5ksl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A third comment just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HannahPatr59263\/status\/2045157352651809195\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:read;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;read&quot;}\" class=\"link \">read<\/a>: \u201cOh my God\u2026I was so close to writing \u2018rest on legend\u2019 thank God I looked well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lawrence and his team have not addressed the post or the rumor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/celebrity-news\/2026\/04\/misleading-birthday-post-tricks-fans-into-thinking-that-famous-actor-is-dead.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:syracuse.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;syracuse.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">syracuse.com<\/a>. Add <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:syracuse.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;syracuse.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">syracuse.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=syracuse.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Lawrence is very much alive despite a viral social media post that led fans to believe the comedy star had died on his birthday. A post shared by Rain Drops Media on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday\u2014which was Lawrence\u2019s 61st birthday\u2014featured a graphic design that resembled an obituary. 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