Singer and actor Lenny Kravitz is setting the record straight following rumors claiming he died after a jet nose-dived and crashed in Florida on Sunday.
Kravitz’s publicist issued a statement to TMZ and local outlet BocaNewsNow, calling the reports “untrue and incorrect.”
The Hollywood Reporter, in reference to the New York Post, said the alleged rumors started with a post on X of a purported screenshot of a post by 21-year-old pilot Emily Shelton, who previously went viral in August for making an emergency landing on a highway.
Video: Palm Beach County jet crash witness video
The screenshot, according to reports, made it sound as if Kravitz was on the ill-fated flight that took off from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.
Shelton later posted a statement on TikTok, saying she was not the pilot on the flight.
“I would like to respectfully clarify I was not (the pilot). I ask that people please stop speculating and spreading misinformation on this tragedy and be respectful of those involved. My heart goes out to all those lost and affected,” she wrote.
The rumors come less than a day after a jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood. The aircraft appeared to just miss several homes near a busy road.
All nine people on board were killed. None of the people killed have been publicly identified.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said there were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground injured or killed.
The plane was heading east at 35,000 feet (about 11 kilometers) when pilots reported turbulence, icing and precipitation and requested to climb another 2,000 feet (about 610 meters).
Moments later, the plane entered a steep dive, first 10,000 feet per minute, then 20,000 feet per minute and up to 30,000 feet per minute, speeding the plane beyond its design limits, according to air traffic control recordings and flight tracking data.
A pilot declared an emergency and issued distress calls. The plane banked sharply to the right before it smashed into the ground.
An investigation is underway.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.