Hoax claims Eddie Murphy died in a car accident in Los Angeles

Claims that actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has died in a car crash are false.

Links are spreading online that claim popular actor and comedian Eddie Murphy died in a car crash while riding as a passenger in a Porsche car driven by a friend in Los Angeles.

The claims link back to an undated article on a website called LinkBeef.com. That article reads in part –

US actor and comedian Eddie Murphy, who starred in over 50 films, has been killed in a car crash in California.
Murphy, 54, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend – who also died – when it crashed north of Los Angeles.
Murphy was said to be attending a charity event at the time.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said the crash happened in the community of Valencia.
It said deputies found a car engulfed in flames when they responded to a report of a collision. Two people found in the car were pronounced dead at the scene.
“He was a passenger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives. We… are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news.”

However the rumours are false. Eddie Murphy is alive and well. The website that published the story – LinkBeef.com – is a known fake news website and has previously published nonsense stories in the past.

It is true that Eddie Murphy’s older brother – Charlie – recently passed away after losing a battle with Leukemia. However Eddie Murphy did not pass away in a car accident. The article is false.