“Michel Hazanavicius dead 2025” : Director killed by internet death hoax

By Jessica Simpson
Paris
Last updated on March 26, 2025

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News of director Michel Hazanavicius’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the March 2025 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the director best known for The Artist or OSS 117 is alive and well.

UPDATE 26/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Michel Hazanavicius death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the director’s alleged demise gained traction on Monday after a ‘R.I.P. Michel Hazanavicius’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the French director’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Monday (March 24, 2025), our beloved director Michel Hazanavicius passed away. Michel Hazanavicius was born on March 29, 1967 in Paris. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 57-year-old director, screenwriter and producer was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.

Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major French network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a director of Michel Hazanavicius' stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (75%) of respondents think those Michel Hazanavicius death rumors are not funny anymore.

Michel Hazanavicius Death Hoax Dismissed Since Director Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Tuesday (March 25) the director's reps officially confirmed that Michel Hazanavicius is not dead. “He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said.

Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved director. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.