Rue McClanahan Death: 'Golden Girls' Star's Obituary Goes Viral Five Years After Passing, See How Many Fans Were Fooled [PHOTO]
She's been gone for five years, but the resurfacing of an obituary for Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan has caused a lot of confusion on social media, with many fans believing the news to be current and sharing sadness over the news.
An obituary for the actress, best known for her role as Blanche Devereaux on the hit 80s sitcom, initially posted on CBS News back in 2010 seems to have resurfaced and quickly went viral, with many failing to notice the date at the top of the article, which clearly stated it was indeed from five years ago.
As a result of the confusion, several fans (including some famous, like D.L. Hughley) took to social media to both share the news and their heartbreak that the actress had passed away.
Posted by D.L. Hughley on Thursday, June 11, 2015
One of a kind..May she rest in peace.Rue McClanahan, One of the "Golden Girls" Stars, Dies at 76 https://t.co/I1h78jk8zq
— Sarah Dash (@SarahDash) June 11, 2015
Rue McClanahan is gone too? This is a horrible day! — Alicia Mello (@AliciaIsMello) June 11, 2015
oh no!!!! blanch devereaux RIP https://t.co/KrMglblpc0 — OFFICIAL DANA MARIE (@itsDANAmarie) June 11, 2015
Blanche from Golden Girls died! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIOOOOO!!!!! RIP RUE McCLANAHAN AKA BLANCHE! — str8outtalocash (@bretheplaymaker) June 11, 2015
However, others have since caught on to the fact that the news is older, and have had fun with posting about the mistake others have made as a result.
News flash! Rue McClanahan is dead. For other things that happened five years ago, tune in to The History... https://t.co/wEAxLUj177 — Rafael Olmeda (@rolmeda) June 12, 2015
Over on Facebook, people are posting about how sad they are that Rue McClanahan died.... 5 years ago — Courtney w/ a C (@CourtneySanto) June 12, 2015
Girl on FB shared a link on Rue McClanahan's death with "OMG I'm crying ily Blanche" should I tell her that story is 5 years old or...?
— courtney (@BurritoDiaries) June 12, 2015
We didn't lose enough celebrities and talented people yesterday that you had to go and kill Rue McClanahan again too? — Mark Campbell (@MrWordsWorth) June 12, 2015
Thank you, social media, for reminding me that Rue McClanahan is still dead. I was beginning to wonder.https://t.co/6gHRJSz3za — Russell Woolard (@rwoolard) June 12, 2015
Goonies never say die but Rue McClanahan dies again and again. #ripRueMcClanahan pic.twitter.com/nWv5gh7qhZ — Kevin Cross (@TheBrownWord) June 12, 2015
This just in: Rue McClanahan, still dead.
— Max Weiss (@maxthegirl) June 12, 2015
Someone on my FB posted : RIP Rue McClanahan, you will be missed. Apparently not, since she died five years ago and you didn't miss her. — Suz (@suz_b31) June 12, 2015
Someone on FB "really upset" at the death of Rue McClanahan of the Golden Girls. Hope they were that upset in 2010, when she actually died.
— John Murphy (@John_murphy1) June 11, 2015
Of the four female stars of the popular sitcom, Betty White is the only member of the cast who is currently still alive. Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur died in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
White has not made an official comment about the resurfacing of her friend and co-star's death.
