Shawn Johnson: Not Actually Dead, Still Very Much Alive
This morning “Shawn Johnson dead” shot up to No. 33 on Google Trends. (I suppose it could have been higher, but this is the highest I saw it at; it’s now down in the 80s.) But, you see, Shawn Johnson did not actually die. She is still alive.
So where did the apparent confusion come from? This video from the Onion News Network that was posted yesterday. You know, the Onion. That satirical newspaper. It’s not real. It’s fake.
For the record, Shawn’s friends don’t seem too amused by all this, while (via FanHouse) her and her parents aren’t talking about it for now. I don’t blame them; there’s certainly an argument to be made that this was in poor taste, and perhaps if they don’t address it, it will just die quicker. That doesn’t mean I didn’t laugh, though.



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Pun intended?
Also, tamara and Your Mama = commentfail.
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STUPID! and especially if its fake!! why doesnt it make sense to keep someone alive, even if they wont able to do everything they did before!
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SUCH BAD TASTE FOR A JOKE!
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so chill the fuck out and worry about REAL issues, not who's being made fun of on youtube.
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if you watch the video, it's obvious it's a satire. and if you're stupid enough to believe that her parents would have her put down, then you deserve it.
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My Parents would never do tht shit to me.
But NOBODY WOULD BE LIKE SHAWN JOHNSON !!!!!!!! SHE'S THE BEST .WE'LL MISS HER . R.I.P
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STOP doing this to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE FRICK THEY'RE DOING!!!!!!!
HER MOM WAS WAY TO HAPPY WHEN THEY WHERE TALKING ABOUT HER NOT BEING HERE DO THEY REALLY NOT WANT THERE DAUGHTER ??????? THAT'S SAD AND SO SO TO FAR !!!!!!!!
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