So, I saw a tiktok the other day where this girl was talking about this kelly rowland
conspiracy theory.
And it caught my attention because it’s one I've never heard before.
There are so many celebrity conspiracy theories that i've been hearing for years now, so I
don’t even bat an eye when they pop up again.
But this one about Kelly Rowland dying in a car accident is a new one for me.
So, I thought I’d investigate it and explain it, and take you guys along, and hopefully
set some things straight.
Let’s get into it.
In 2008, the Daily Mail wrote an article about Kelly Rowland talking about her supposed death.
The article opens up with a quote from Kelly saying “The day I was declared dead was
one of the worst of my whole life.”
So if you’re like me, this sounds like she got into some sort of accident, and then was
declared medically dead before being resuscitated.
However, the real story is more convoluted than that.
Back in 2006, While Kelly was on a plane to Singapore, an article saying she passed away
was circulating the Internet, and eventually made it to the news.
Kelly was supposed to perform in Jakarta Indonesia, but her appearance was canceled due to safety
concerns.
A terrorist organization had bombed the city, and since Kelly was on a plane at the time,
she wasn’t able to communicate that she was safe.
For some reason, This started the rumor that while Kelly had been fleeing to safety, her
car wrecked, and she died in the accident.
Kelly said she first heard the rumor while still in Jakarta, but she was about to head
off to Singapore.
She said, "All I wanted to do was get off the plane and call my family but the crew
wouldn't let me.
When I landed in Singapore, I called my mom straight away.
She was hysterical.
As soon as she heard my voice, she burst into tears.”
According to Kelly, several people had reached out to her mom with the news that she was
dead.
To make things worse, Kelly hadn’t been in contact with her other Destiny’s Child
Members, Beyonce and Michelle, because her BlackBerry was broken.
Kelly said the experience freaked her out, since she got to see first hand how some of
her family and loved ones reacted to the news of her death.
A rep for Sony put the rumors to rest in a statement saying, “A rumor circulating last
weekend that Kelly was involved in a tragic accident in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia,
is simply not true.
Kelly's scheduled concert in Jakarta was canceled following a bombing in the capital city.
Kelly was in Singapore at the time and flew from there to Los Angeles.”
This makes it seem like Kelly hadn’t even been able to make it to Jakarta, much less
die in a car accident while there.
To me, the oddest thing about this whole occurrence is that it wasn’t the only time that people
were falsely led to believe Kelly died.
Strangely enough, another death hoax surrounding Kelly resurfaced a couple weeks ago.
I’m sure this is why the TikTok’s started to come out too.
The hoax started as the result of a RIP Kelly Rowland Facebook Page., which gained nearly
a million likes.
The page posted, “Our beloved singer Kelly Rowland has passed away.
Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
This was first posted on Friday, October 21st.
I’ve also seen it reported that Facebook posts were made that following Monday.
One stated, “On Monday, October 24, 2022, around 11 a.m.
ET, Kelly Rowland, our cherished singer, died.
On February 11, 1981, Kelly Rowland was born in Atlanta.
Though missed, she won’t be forgotten.
Comment on and like this page to express your compassion and sympathies.”
It’s unclear to me whether this is the same page posting on 2 different days, or two pages
posting nearly the same message days apart.
The messages more or less say the same thing, they just give different dates.
It was also reported that both posts gained nearly a million likes, so I’m hoping 2
different pages or posts didn’t get that amount of likes.
I tried to find the facebook page to see for myself, and it seems to have been taken down.
I do want to point out that unlike the time in 2006, no major news networks reported this
information.
Yes, people relied on news networks for information more in 2006 than we do now.
But even in 2022 major news still hits the networks, and isn’t just on a random Facebook
page.
Also, usually credible articles reporting someone’s death don’t ask for likes and
comments.
False obituaries circulated the Internet, as did angry social media posts directed at
those passing the information along without fact checking.
Spam and bot-written articles claiming to reveal Kelly’s cause of death began to circle
around on social media, especially on sites like Twitter.
On October 25th, Kelly’s team released a statement saying “Don’t trust what you
see online, she’s still alive and well.”
Her team again released a statement days later saying, “She joins the long list of celebrities
who have been victimized by this hoax.
She's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet.”
Despite Kelly and her team announcing she was fine, and Kelly posting several recent
pictures of herself to prove this, this wasn’t good enough for some people on the internet.
This is because they think the Kelly who the most recent death hoax is about isn’t even
the real Kelly Rowland.
Some internet conspiracy theorists believed that Kelly did in fact die in a car accident
in Asia, and at that time was replaced by a clone or body double, who is the Kelly we
know today.
It’s actually relatively common for people to believe this about celebrities.
Other than Kelly, the most popular example is probably Avril Lavigne, who people believe
died in 2003 and was replaced by an impostor named Melissa.
The story goes that in the early days of her fame, Avril was nervous to make an appearance,
so she used a body double named Melissa Vandella.
However, the real Avril died, and so Melissa replaced her and this was kept secret from
the public.
So-called Evidence of this theory includes people claiming Avril and Melissa had different
fashion styles, personalities, and facial features.
Some lyrics in later Avril Lavigne songs were taken as clues that this switch actually happened.
There’s also a theory Beyonce died back in like 2000, and was replaced by a clone.
People also believe Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears were replaced.
Typically this is said to be for the purposes of having total control of the artist and
their image, or the label not wanting to lose money after the real artist died in some accident.
As far as Kelly goes, I’m not really sure what the evidence is for her being cloned
or replaced by an impostor.
Usually people will try to bust out some pictures or something to point out slight differences
between the so-called clone and original.
People claiming Kelly died in a 2006 car accident are missing the fact that an accident never
happened.
Not only do the articles not report Kelly’s death, but they also don’t report any accident
happening that she could have died in.
The released statement makes it seem like Kelly never even made it to the place where
the crash allegedly happened.
Unless people are trying to claim Kelly did die in a car crash, but her people put an
impostor on a plane and just never acknowledged the car crash.
I don’t know.
I’m having to do so much mental gymnastics to understand this.
There’s no evidence for it.
Also, no shade to Kelly, but what would be the point of cloning her?
Usually, when these clone theories pop up, it’s because the artist died at the height
of their stardom, and the label or other powers that be don’t want to lose money.
Destiny’s Child Officially disbanded in 2006.
Her time in the group was the height of Kelly’s fame.
Though her solo career was doing well enough for her to tour, it didn’t show the potential
to rival her Destiny’s Child fame, or even surpass it as the case seemed (and came to
be) with Beyonce.
At the time, Kelly’s only solo album was Simply Deep, which is also her worst performing
album, debuting at #12 on the hot 200.
Though she was definitely famous, there was no real indication that Kelly was going to
reach solo megastardom at the time, especially to the extent where she would need to be cloned
or replaced.
I feel like part of the reason so many people are believing this theory, or even giving
it the time of day, is because it was misreported.
Like I’ve already said, there’s no car accident that there’s evidence of.
Also, people are saying that Kelly died in this alleged accident at age 27.
So then because of this, I’m sure several people took the information and ran with it
because it fits their 27 club theories.
Briefly put, the 27 club is an unofficial club made up of celebrities and other famous
people who died at age 27.
Members include Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrixx and Amy Winehouse.
Though the majority of deaths of the 27 club have been due to suicide, substance abuse,
or other health issues, there are theories surrounding almost every member that they
were either killed or sacrified.
Hearing Kelly allegedly died at 27 might make people more inclined to believe it, simply
because it fits in with the whole 27 club theory.
However, if the accident occurred in 2006 and Kelly was born in 1981, then she would
have been around 25 when the alleged accident took place.
I think the confusion comes from the daily mail article I mentioned earlier, which was
written in 2008, when Kelly would have been 27.
However, the article is referring to events that took place in 2006, and the majority
of the articles dispelling the death rumors are from 2006 as well.
I also feel like the title of the Daily Mail article is misleading.
The title reads, “Kelly Rowland dead at 27, now reincarnated into a superstar”.
Yes the article confirms Kelly is living, and I think it was meant to frame the article
as talking about her solo career apart from Destiny’s Child.
but still saying she’s dead instead of saying like “The old Kelly Rowland is dead” or
“DC3 Kelly Rowland is dead” could definitely lead people in the wrong direction.
I think overall, after doing the research, I find the theory and hoaxes senseless and
a little disrespectful.
We all use the same Internet.
Just passing these theories along is irresponsible, especially if you haven’t seen it confirmed
anywhere by a credible source, and aren’t willing to give any evidence.
I didn’t realize this was circulating on the Internet past the single tiktok I saw,
which at the time I’m recording has almost 2 million views.
Even in the comments, there’s not anyone providing evidence about this theory.
The comment section is just full of people agreeing, saying clones are real, or naming
other celebrities they think something similar has happened to.
Even the people making tiktoks about it themselves gave no evidence.
And the posts say, I found stuff online and it all makes sense.
I promise you, there’s nothing online, unless they’re on the dark web or something because
I didn’t find anything to support this.
There’s so little evidence on this, I can’t even find a Reddit thread discussing it.
And I’m not saying clones don’t exist or that Kelly Rowland can’t be a clone.
But no one I’ve seen has made any sort of case that there’s reason to believe this
specific theory, rather they’re just appealing to people who already believe it.
So then when people who believe this come across those fake articles saying Kelly is
dead, they’re probably more likely to take that as confirmation rather than assume someone
else is also misinformed or misleading people.
A lot of the time, I can respect a theory even if i don’t believe it myself, simply
because there’s some credible evidence.
And mind you, im not saying not everything thats true in the world theres concrete evidence
for, but i am saying the people perpetuating this theory are claiming there’s evidence
for it when there’s not.
I think it’s good to not be narrowminded, and realize there’s a lot more to situations
than meets the eye, but it is important to show some discernment in what you’re willing
to believe and what you’re not, and make sure you have reasons for believing something
other than “a stranger on the Internet said so”.
I understand sometimes, the only evidence there is for these more abstract social media
things is sharing the post where you found the information you’re talking about, but
that’s still better than nothing.
It at least gives people a starting point, so that they can look into things themselves.
This is like how people were posting that Spice was in a coma a couple days ago and
the Internet just ran with it and kept reposting it when it wasn’t even true.
But yes, all in all, there’s no evidence for this kelly rowland died in a car crash
theory.
And all the current stuff about her dying is a hoax.
So if you see this floating around on the internet, dont believe it.
But yes, I just wanted to see what that whole conspiracy theory was about, and i was assuming
some of you guys would want to know as well.
It seems like it’s just another rumor that people ran with stemming from the first situation
in 2006.
If you have any evidence pertaining to this theory, be sure to share it in the comments.
Otherwise, let me know your thoughts, have you seen this before, did you believe it?
Did you know about the 2006 situation, because I didnt.
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