KIM ATIENZA dismissed yet again another false report about his supposed death, lamenting how it was even spread by a fake account that uses GMA Network’s logo.
Through his Instagram page on Monday, June 3, Atienza showed a screenshot of a fake obituary card that pays tribute to him. He included in the card the word “HOAX.”
“Nope, not today,” he captioned his Instagram post.
Fellow celebrities cried foul over the alarming proliferation of such false reports, with broadcaster Arnold Clavio calling it ludicrous.
“[GMA] logo pa,” Atienza said in response, referring to the display picture used by the fake account.
Actress Rita Daniela likewise slammed the page, saying it spreads death hoaxes then disables its comments sections.
In 2020, Atienza also became victim of a death hoax that claimed the TV host was involved in a shooting incident and in critical condition.
“I am very much alive and still working,” he said at the time. “I tried to pass this off and be quiet but my friends and family are worried. I have to address this fake news item now.”
Meanwhile, Atienza recently made headlines after his 19-year-old daughter, Eliana, joined an on-campus pro-Palestine encampment and was kicked out of her dorm in the University of Pennsylvania.
The former “Matanglawin” host said in an interview with ABS-CBN News that “he and the rest of his family support his daughter and her advocacies” and that her recent actions are not signs that she is “pro-Hamas but more of an anti-genocide.”
“Eliana has always been vocal about what she believes in. In this instance, she’s part of the organization that is anti-genocide and anti-war,” said Atienza.
The father of the 19-year-old sophomore student also clarified that his daughter was “not expelled” after the encampment.
“She had some academic sanctions, but she will be back in the next semester as they are on summer break right now,” he shared. (Anne Pasajol/Jessica Ann Evangelista © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
