Was Lil Uzi Vert Shot? Death Hoax Rumors Explained | The US Sun

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LIL Uzi Vert has hit headlines this week after getting a pink diamond implanted on his forehead.

But the rapper has also been subject to rumors claiming him to be dead.

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Was Lil Uzi Vert shot?

In short, no, Lil Uzi Vert was not shot.

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In 2018 rumors began to swirl that the rapper had died at the age of 24.

It came after Twitter user @sunsonc wrote Lil Uzi Vert was dead “following recent reports of a shootout” in September 2018.

But no sources were listed and the claim was false.

Where did death rumors come from?

More recently, another death rumor suggested the American rapper, whose real name is Symere Bysil Woods, had died of a drug overdose.

It circulated after a TikTok user posted a fake headline “Lil Uzi Vert Found Dead” on December 27, with the subhead “26 year old rapper has reportedly overdosed in a LA hotel”.

Tiktok user @demigodgelo, who has more than 44,000 followers, shared the fake headline with a generic picture that included ambulance responders and a stretcher.

He captioned the clip, which showed him looking shocked, with “I knew this day would come bru”.

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The false headline was created from a meme generator website called “break your own news” – which can clearly be seen watermarked at the top.

The post received more than 390,000 likes as well as thousands of comments.

What did Lil Uzi Vert say about the death rumors?

Lil Uzi Vert has not directly commented on these hoaxes.

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But after the fake headline was posted on December 27, the musician did respond to tweets from fans on his page.

Now, the 26-year-old has got a pink diamond costing $24million implanted in his forehead.

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The performer is known for his face tattoos, facial piercings, and eccentric hairstyles.