It has not yet been confirmed but New Zealand Police are reporting that Jeff Goldblum has fallen to his death on the set of his new movie. Officials say the actor fell more than 60 feet to his death on the Kauri Cliffs while on-set.
The 57 year-old Goldblum starred in films such as The Fly and Jurassic Park. He is currently a cast member of the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
An online hoax from 1999, which claims actor Jeff Goldblum has died in New Zealand, has returned.
New Zealand police have been taking calls, as have local media outlets, after the online hoax went viral again today, but his publicist has this afternoon confirmed the rumours are false.
"Reports that Jeff Goldblum has passed away are completely untrue. He is fine and in Los Angeles," said Goldblum's publicist Evelyn Karamanos.
The hoax - which first appeared in 1999 - involves international reports saying the actor has died, usually in a fall, while filming in New Zealand. The reports normally claim to have New Zealand Police confirmation.
Police said about midday today that they had no reports of the actor dying in New Zealand, and had not released any statements of that nature. They confirmed the hoax re-appeared every so often and that they had been taking inquiries from media this morning.
Goldblum roles include Jurassic Park and the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
updated news report that Jeff Goldblum fell off a cliff in New Zealand but his fall was softened by a coconut tree; lightly injured, he found a broken coconut to hidratate himself while he was waiting for rescue; curiously, at the tree's feet he also found some rolling papers with some hash and an almost empty bottle of Jack Daniels, so he could ease the pain while waiting. He said that was really bizarre and he wished he could identify his mysterious benefactor...