No, Judd Nelson is not dead

If you're mourning the loss of Breakfast Club star Judd Nelson, put those tissues away — reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated.

Nelson is the latest celebrity to fall victim to one of the internet's most consistent and annoying hoaxes: the falsely reported death of a celebrity. On Sunday, a viral article reported that Nelson had been found dead in his condo in West Hollywood. The story has been shared more than 263,000 times on Facebook, despite Nelson's best efforts to quell the rumors — including a picture of himself reading Sunday's Los Angeles Times:

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.