Variety has terrified Monty Python fans by announcing the death of actor and director Terry Gilliam (The Zero Theorem), before correcting their mistake hours later.
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The mistake was swiftly noticed on Twitter, with journalist Sean Fitzgerald asking whether someone pressed “the publish button on the wrong post”.
Variety swiftly issued a correction via their own Twitter account, apologising for the error.
CORRECTION: Variety incorrectly published an article stating that director Terry Gilliam passed away. We’re deeply sorry for the mistake.
— Variety (@Variety) September 8, 2015
The Brazil director himself responded to the news on Facebook in typically tongue-in-cheek fashion as he said sorry for being dead to those who had already bought tickets for his upcoming talks.
It’s safe to say that Gilliam has neither expired, ceased to be, gone to meet his maker or shuffled off his mortal coil.
Maybe it was just a flesh wound?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=qvTY7eXXIMg
Originally published September 10, 2015. Updated February 24, 2020.
