is Joni Mitchell dead or Alive in 2022? Death Hoax Explained
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Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has joined a host of other celebrities who’ve succumbed to a death hoax. Notwithstanding, it has since been confirmed that the 78-year-old is alive and that the fresh insight about her passing was only gossip. A few Twitter users took to the platform to take note that the internet was an ‘exceptionally brutal spot’ that spreads such misleading data. The article was released on 7th October 2022, in People Magazine and was named ‘Joni Mitchell Dies at TK Age.
Albeit the article has since been taken down by People Magazine and Apple News, the internet rushed to pay heed and get down on the reporters who released the article. Automotive publicist Chris Paukert took to Twitter to express dissatisfaction over the arrival of the article, a feeling that reverberated among a lot of people. A representative from Rhino Records confirmed the news as a hoax and said, I can confirm that everything is great so this was done by mistake. As per Variety, Rhino Records is engaged with the singer in an ongoing reissue series of her catalog.
FYI, Joni Mitchell is NOT dead. There is a hoax going around about celebrity deaths, apparently. I almost had a meltdown when I heard the fake news this morning. Sometimes the Internet is a very cruel place.
— Lisa Richter (@lisaontheroad1) October 7, 2022Advertisement
Is Joni Mitchell Still Alive? TK Meaning Explained After Erroneous Death Report
Albeit a news report went out on Friday morning — and afterwards was pulled — that Joni Mitchell had died, the story was published in mistake, and the singer-songwriter stays fit as a fiddle. ‘I can affirm everything is great so this was done in an error’ says a delegate for Rhino, which is engaged with Joni Mitchell in an ongoing reissue series of her catalog material. The false report went out from People magazine, with indications of a ‘pre-write’ eulogy that was published accidentally each significant news organization’s worst nightmare. ‘Joni Mitchell Dies on at TK AGE’ read the title that was seen on the magazine’s site to be well as in a tweet, the ‘TK’ meaning ‘to come’ in the editorial speech. The actual story likewise included editorial notes demonstrating details that needed to be filled in.
Bad sign for @jonimitchell, or for @people and @AppleNews? Very much hoping it’s the latter.
— Chris Paukert (@CPAutoScribe) October 7, 2022
Not seeing any other reports… pic.twitter.com/B02ZGlyncq
Albeit the article was soon pulled from the web, it prompted speculations among fans that maybe Joni Mitchell truly had passed away and that People Magazine had recently pulled the story to get further details before re-publishing its scoop. However, there was no reason for the fleeting wave of panic, the rep expresses, other than a finger probably hitting the wrong button. Joni Mitchell has really become more robust in her public appearances as of late, after having remained generally out of the public eye since suffering a brain aneurysm break in 2015. She has since learned how to walk once more and be a regular party host at her central California home, where ‘Joni jams’ are a continuous, private event.
In April, Joni Mitchell walked the red carpet and spoke with a line of reporters prior to being honoured at the annual MusiCares Person of the Year dinner, where she capped off the all-star tribute by contributing a couple of vocal lines to the jam. She sang and performed substantially more widely in July at a Brandi Carlile-drove ‘Joni jam’ at the Newport Folk Festival, singing lead vocals on a few songs as well as flaunting her instrumental prowess on a guitar instrumental. In spite of the fact that she isn’t supposed to circle back to her return to singing live by emerging from recording retirement, Joni Mitchell has been effectively engaged with the reissue series from Rhino Records, including a boxed set of her Asylum years material that just came out.
