Céline Dion Not Dead, Just Killed by Twitter

Singer is the latest A-lister to suffer death by hashtag on the social media site

By Gina Serpe Mar 16, 2012 3:25 PMTags
Celine DionLondon Entertainment/Splash

Her heart will go on? Not if Twitter has anything to say about it.

The increasingly macabre social media site obviously has a taste for blood in the wake of its attempted massacring of Justin Bieber earlier this week, and just yesterday set its sights on some more fresh meat: in particular, Céline Dion.

Zut alors, ma petite Canadienne!

Death by hashtag seems to be all the craze, and Twitter continued the tradition Thursday night, when "RIP Céline Dion" became a worldwide trending topic.

So what was the weapon of choice this time? Rather than the old standby of a New Zealand cliff or freak on-set accident, the culprits were alternately (come on, killer tweeters, at least get your stories straight) a plane crash or a car accident.

Needless to say, Céline is alive and well. Whether the same can be said for her sense of humor in the wake of her untimely fake death remains to be seen.