{"id":572931,"date":"2026-04-09T01:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572931\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:41:08","slug":"michael-j-fox-insists-hes-alive-and-doing-great-after-cnn-blunder-led-to-shock-death-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572931\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael J. Fox insists he&#8217;s alive and &#8216;doing great&#8217; after CNN blunder led to shock death rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBack to the Future\u201d star Michael J. Fox reassured fans that he was alive and well after CNN published a misleading article about his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael is doing great,\u201d his rep<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/08\/michael-j-fox-is-not-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> told TMZ<\/a> Wednesday. \u201cHe was at PaleyFest yesterday. He was on stage and was giving interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a CNN spokesperson apologized after a video titled \u201cRemembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox\u201d was published.<\/p>\n<p>Michael J. Fox (seen here) stated he was alive after CNN published a false article about his death. Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael is doing great,\u201d his spokesperson told TMZ on Wednesday. Seen here: The actor in April 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe package was published in error; we have removed\u00a0it from our platforms and send our apologies to\u00a0Michael J. Fox\u00a0and his family,\u201d the rep told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>A rep for Fox, 64, wasn\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the actor stopped by the PaleyFest LA hosted at the Dolby Theatre to join the Apple TV+ series \u201cShrinking\u201d for their Season 3 wrap party.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSpin City\u201d alum joined Jason Segel and Harrison Ford as a guest star in the forthcoming season, which was released in January and concludes on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A CNN spokesperson also apologized after a video titled \u201cRemembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox\u201d was published. Seen here: Fox in April 2024. Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe package was published in error; we have removed\u00a0it from our platforms and send our apologies to\u00a0Michael J. Fox\u00a0and his family,\u201d his rep told the outlet. Seen here: Fox in 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Fox has taken a step back from larger on-camera roles after he was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he was only 29 years old, and he waited until 1998 to announce his condition.<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson\u2019s disease is defined as \u201ca progressive movement disorder of the nervous system,\u201d which ultimately leads \u201cto symptoms that include problems with movement, tremor, stiffness, and impaired balance,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/disorders\/parkinsons-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The actor stopped by the PaleyFest LA with the cast of \u201cShrinking\u201d on Tuesday. Seen here: Luke Tennie, Jessica Williams, Lukita Maxwell, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Jason Segel, Christa Miller, Bill Lawrence, Ted McGinley, and Michael Urie. AppleTV Via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He guest stars in Season 3 of the Apple TV+ series. Seen here: Fox in April 2025. Getty Images for TIME<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Fox has opened up about battling the disease and revealed how he initially <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/11\/29\/michael-j-fox-recalls-the-moment-he-was-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ran away from it<\/a> when he was first diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, my first reaction was, \u2018You\u2019ve made a mistake \u2014 you\u2019re not aware of who I am,\u2019\u201d\u00a0he told Closer Weekly in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI responded by drinking too much,\u201d he said. \u201cI drank to obliterate it, to make it go away. [But the abuse] caused tension in my marriage, which had always been good and has been amazing since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox, seen here in 1985, has taken a step back from acting amid his battle with Parkinson\u2019s disease. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBack to the Future\u201d star (seen here in 2023) was diagnosed with the condition in 1991. Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Fox is married to Tracy Pollan, whom he wed in 1988, and the couple shares a son, Michael, 36, twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances Fox, both 31, and a 24-year-old daughter, Esm\u00e9 Annabelle.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Fox vulnerably shared he had <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/04\/29\/michael-j-fox-says-parkinsons-battle-getting-harder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accepted he would likely not make it to 80 <\/a>years old, saying in a 2023 \u201cCBS Sunday Morning\u201d interview that his disease will \u201cmake the call\u201d\u00a0when it\u2019s his time to die.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the \u201cFamily Ties\u201d alum\u00a0admitted that it was \u201cgettin\u2019 tougher\u201d every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cBack to the Future\u201d star Michael J. 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