Jeff Bezos has become the victim of a giant practical joke claiming that he has died.
The hashtag #RipJeffBezos has been doing the rounds on Twitter on Wednesday, apparently launched in an attempt to repeat Tuesday’s Ellen Degeneres death hoax.
“i’m literally sobbing. first ellen now jeff. i can’t believe he drowned in the amazon river.” read one of the early tweets, featuring a poorly-doctored photo of Bezos in the river with two big red Xs over his eyes. “he didn’t deserve this. ok maybe he did. yeah he definitely deserved this.”
i’m literally sobbing. first ellen now jeff. i can’t believe he drowned in the amazon river. he didn’t deserve this. ok maybe he did. yeah he definitely deserved this #ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/CxyJHtMpXN
— 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙯 (@sexlikeminaj) July 8, 2020
With some 20,000 tweets as of this writing, the hashtag reached the top of Twitter trends. Twitterati are now posting satirical tributes alongside supposed photos of Bezos (those include pictures of bald men like Vin Diesel, Ian Hawke, or porn actor Johnny Sins, as well as cartoon characters like MR Proper and Squidward from Spongebob).
#ripjeffbezos he was a real one 💯💯 pic.twitter.com/xsLwMtQKgi
— Hecktoar (@AyeItzCrosser) July 8, 2020
rest easy mr worldwide shipping on amazon #ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/Ohikrc7QEV
— g loves athena (@SOURCANDYARI) July 8, 2020
rip to the billionaire legend Jeff Bezos 🙏🕊 #ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/IgEJSUQ5cO
— camila ☁️ (@twtlivetrtdie) July 8, 2020
first ellen now jeff??? wtfffff so heartbroken #ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/LjcIK6TRaw
— not rachel (@rchldnlwcz) July 8, 2020
#ripjeffbezos
— Ulysses S. Grant (@POTUS_Grant) July 8, 2020
And it seems to me
you lived your life
like a vandal breaking wind pic.twitter.com/ySAy23WjLf
#ripjeffbezos rest in piece. heartbroken 💔 pic.twitter.com/446SMqgkYc
— gui ⍣ | LEONI DAY (@mrschuestr) July 8, 2020
Damn can't believe my man jeff bezos died#ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/xNgylehyns
— Skrrt Vonnegut (@Bel_Biv_Devos) July 8, 2020
Rest In Peace
— Cameron Grant (@GhostCoolCam101) July 8, 2020
#ripjeffbezos pic.twitter.com/cPwY7ziPQB
#ripjeffbezos another king lost again 💔 fly high amazon pic.twitter.com/x4M4tkCp2k
— Tri (@tri13itch) July 8, 2020
The hashtag #RIPEllen went viral on Tuesday in a similar fashion, reportedly in reference to recent rumours that her eponymous chat show might soon get cancelled.
