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Pitbull Gets “RIP” Treatment on Twitter

2:04 pm, May 25th, 2012

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Pitbull is the latest celeb to get the “RIP” treatment on Twitter.

On Friday, “RIP Pitbull” became a worldwide trending topic on the social media site, fueling alarm and speculation that the singer had died.

He is NOT dead, though he killed it earlier on the “Today Show.”

The rumors are 100% false.

He is alive and well.

Seriously — this whole Twitter trend is just plain wrong.

While some argue “RIP” stands for “Really Impressive Person,” it’s still also a deceptively sick hoax.

On Thursday, there was a ghoulish prank that President Obama had died.

We find it bizarre that Twitter doesn’t allow certain terms to “trend” — and yet the “RIP [insert name]” phenomenon is allowed to persist.

It’s gross — and Twitter should really deal with this.

Pitbull himself later tweeted, “I’m perfectly fine living life not letting life live me gracias a Dios daleeeeeeee!”

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  • Anonymous

    I must miss when they trend.

  • Mary Jean

    I do agree that Twitter should deal with it, even though it is deceptive.

  • Almostxhadxyou24

    Author…. U MAD BRO?
    But seriously what the fuck? Calm down, you sound like you’re curled up in a little ball on your IKEA bed sobbing about the sick mean mean jokes people play on others. What bullies.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

    What does Twitter not allow to trend?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003347137449 Dex Bracewell

    I wish it was true though!

  • Regina1180

    You’re not somebody until you’re fake dead.

  • http://twitter.com/miguelangeltre5 miguel trejo

    Esta en algo….!!!!!!

  • Ha

    I love pitbull, i’m glad he is fine…

    pitbull foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • Mazzygos

    I’m sorry but blocking RIP is the stupidest thing to do.. What happenes when someone actually does die?

  • http://twitter.com/ironduck Addie/Annie D

    Justin Bieber used to be banned when he first surfaced because he was constantly on the trending topics, I think Rebecca Black also got banned but lifted.

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    While some argue “RIP” stands for “Really Impressive Person,” it’s still also a deceptively sick hoax.

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