The media’s recently acquired tendency to jump the gun and prematurely declare celebrities dead for the sake of headlines reached a new level of absurdity when everyone’s favorite Dharmendra was falsely reported dead on Tuesday morning by numerous online portals.
Hema Malini called attention to Wikipedia’s unfortunate mistake in falling for these false death reports about Dharmendra. She stated, “We request you to find some other way of entertaining yourself.”
When this writer spoke with Hema Malini ji, she was visibly livid. “How can they do this? How can the media be so irresponsible? This is simply outrageous. Please show some respect for our family,” she expressed. She also questioned the origin of such alarming misinformation. “Even Wikipedia has fallen for it. Who are these so-called sources spreading false news? We request you to find some other way of entertaining yourself.”
Upset both by the falsehood and concerns over Dharmendra’s health, Hema ji emphasized, “We are human beings first, celebrities afterwards. Please don’t treat us as just targets for headlines.”
Rakhee Gulzar, who was recently the subject of similar erroneous death rumors, also weighed in. She said, “Who on earth would want Dharamji dead? May he live to be a hundred, and more. When I was declared dead, I could laugh at the falsehood. But for the family, it is not amusing.”
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