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Alive and Kicking

# alive-and-kicking - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Alive And Kicking

Clive James: Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated

The 72-year-old broadcaster has hit back at media reports that said he was very close to dying.

# alive-and-kicking - Tuesday 3 August, 2010

Legendary comedian Bill Cosby took to Twitter last night to insist that rumours of his demise have – once again – been greatly exaggerated.

As ‘RIP Bill Cosby’ tweets spread around the internet like fires raging in a Russian forest, the 73-year-old was forced to issue a tweet of his own to show that he was very much alive and well.

Again, I’m rebuttaling rumors about my demise.

The comedian also appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live , where he told stand-in host Kyra Phillips how frustrating it is when people keep reporting your death prematurely.  Later that evening, he tweeted:

Emotional friends have called about this misinformation.

To the people behind the foolishness, I’m not sure you see how upsetting this is