This single tweet instantly sent the Twitter world into a frenzy with #PrayForWeezy quickly trending worldwide. Love him or hate him, Wayne has a huge following and is one of the most recognizable celebrities in today's entertainment world. TMZ, who is known for it's over-the-top stories and lack of ethics, escalated the situation pretty quickly. As people were still in the dark on what was really happening, TMZ sent out a tweet saying Lil Wayne was now being given his last rites and family was flying in to say their goodbyes. The social media world were shocked as dedicated fans and friends did not know what was going to happen.
Amid TMZ's reports, close friends of Wayne were consistently tweeting that Lil Wayne was fine and was watching basketball on TV.
So Lil Wayne was either on his deathbed in a drug-induced coma or he was relaxing while watching a Syracuse basketball game. Who knows.
Days continued to pass and there still was very little news on Lil Wayne's condition. TMZ eventually deleted their tweet on Wayne being read his last rites, and it turns out TMZ over-exaggerated the entire situation. No one really know the exact details, but it seems Lil Wayne was diagnosed with epilepsy and is now fine. He released a video to his fans thanking everyone for their support, however, due to the amount of explicatives, I've decided against posting it.
Bottom line, don't believe everything you hear on Twitter.
This is an area of Twitter that I have thought about recently as well. While there are so many tweets circulating the web daily, it is hard for Twitter to control everything that is being said. However, do you think Twitter should be responsible for tweets that could damage someone's reputation? Or do you think it should fall on the victims hands to send out a tweet correcting false accusations?
ReplyDeleteVery good post though. I really enjoyed it.