Overview
- CNN briefly published a page titled “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox,” then removed it and issued an apology to Fox and his family.
- The post raced across social media and panicked fans until his management told TMZ he is alive and had just appeared at PaleyFest.
- Michael J. Fox reassured followers on Threads, joking about how to respond when a TV network reports your death.
- CNN has not explained how the error occurred, highlighting the risk when obituary drafts appear online without confirmation.
- Fox, diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991 and largely retired since 2020, recently returned as a guest on Apple TV+’s Shrinking and discussed the role at PaleyFest.