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Even Jeff Goldblum's Mum Thought He Died In New Zealand After Online Hoax Went Viral

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 11:41

Thor's Jeff Goldblum is alive and well, but he's still not over the online hoax that claimed he'd died in New Zealand.

Back in 2009, a parody website published a story saying the 65-year-old actor had fallen off a cliff whilst filming in Aotearoa.

 

They say never meet your heroes but I think Jeff is happy he did. #Ragnarok #LifeFindsaWay 📷 @jasinboland

A post shared by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on Oct 20, 2017 at 12:25pm PDT

The fake story quickly went viral, and many people (including his own mother) thought he'd died.

During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen asked the star if anyone close to him had actually believed the story.

"Yes, someone had put online that I had fallen off a cliff in New Zealand," he said.

 

A post shared by Jeff Goldblum (@jeffgoldblum) on Mar 20, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT

"Before we got the word out and I could call everybody, yes, my mom," he continued.

"She called and was like, 'Jeffrey, are you alright? Are you alright?' And then a friend of mine [who] very tearfully and hysterically left a message."
Watch the full clip below (skip to 0:30):

ICYMI, Goldblum has said in the past he may never come to New Zealand because of the hoax.

"Could you imagine if that's the way I go? Wow. Could you imagine? 'They foretold the future, he actually did fall off a cliff in New Zealand.' It's got to happen some way," he told the NZ Herald.

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