From Sir Paul McCartney to Tom Cruise and Beyoncé, false reports of celebrity deaths have often been dramatically overstated.

Numerous actors have even experienced multiple “deaths” on Twitter. SPYSCAPE takes a look at some of these instances:

The Beatles’ Abbey Road Album Cover Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942)

The iconic Beatles member, who wrote the theme song for the 1985 film Spies Like Us, was at the center of the “Paul is Dead” conspiracy theory in the 1960s.

Some speculated that an imposter had replaced him.

The album cover for Abbey Road fueled these rumors, as some fans interpreted it as a funeral procession with McCartney as the barefoot corpse and John Lennon as the priest.

McCartney repeatedly denied his death, stating in a BBC interview: “If the conclusion you reach is that I’m dead, then you’re wrong, because I’m alive and living in Scotland.”

Sean Connery (1930 – 2020)

To dispel death rumors, Connery appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1993.

These rumors began after the death of Connery’s friend, retired Formula One World Champion James Hunt, was misreported as James Bond’s death.

The confusion spread to Japan, where reports of Texas governor John Connally’s death sounded like Sean Connery in Japanese. Connery said he had a lot of explaining to do worldwide.

Tom Cruise (born 1962)

In 2010, Cruise laughed off reports of his death in a fatal plumbing accident. He jokingly claimed he was a hologram before asking fans to spread the word that he was alive.

“I’m really alive. Did the internet get it wrong again?” he asked.

Matt Damon (born 1970)

Damon was surprised anyone believed the 2009 news of his death, which was written in a style reminiscent of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s lyrics.

His family took the news in stride, with Damon recalling his wife’s reaction: “All my wife said was, ‘Well, that’s weird.'”

George Clooney (born 1961)

Despite rumors of his death in a plane crash in Colorado and a fall from a cliff in New Zealand, Clooney remains alive.

When asked about his alleged death, he referred to Mark Twain’s famous quote.

Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981)

Twitter rumors of Beyoncé’s death surfaced in 2015 when a fake news site reported a fatal car accident featuring a fiery crash photo.

Another false story circulated in 2016, claiming she died from excessive bleeding caused by an earring injury.

Gene Hackman (born 1930)

The Conversation and French Connection actor learned of his “death” from an article titled “The Greatest Living American Actor at 85: Gene Hackman Is Gone But Still in Charge.”

The word “gone” was quickly replaced with “retired,” but not before Twitter users offered condolences and a Facebook page, “RIP Gene Hackman,” emerged requesting “likes.”

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (born 1972)

In 2014, a rumor spread that Johnson had fallen off New Zealand’s Kauri Cliffs while filming a stunt.

Johnson responded on social media, stating, “I would love to meet the person who is starting rumors of my death – to show them how a dead foot feels up their a**.”

James Earl Jones (born 1931)

Known for his roles as Darth Vader and the star of The Hunt for Red October, Jones was the subject of a parody website.

Both Facebook and Twitter circulated the false news, but it turned out Darth Vader’s death was only on-screen.