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Must be a slow week when we have multiple fake celebrity deaths, and following on from yesterday’s reports that Matt Damon is dead is a new one that claims Shawn Johnson is dead.

The Shawn Johnson is dead rumors though, unlike the Matt Damon rumors have some history: The Onion created a fake news story back in June this year claiming that Johnson was dead, and it seems this time round that it could just be a case of the same story doing the rounds, without the context of The Onion being thrown into the mix.

That Onion report claimed among other things that Shawn Johnson was like a racehorse and that her parents decided to put her down after she suffered a knee injury. Her parents and fans didn’t see the humor at the time, as I’m sure they won’t be seeing any humor in today’s reports.

We can say categorically that Shawn Johnson is not dead. The original Onion piece as follows:

New York, NY (CNS) – “Twilight” star Ashley Greene will be talking fashion at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The network has hired her to become their guest fashion correspondent at the pre-show.

The 22-year-old actress, known for playing Alice Cullen in the vampire romance flick, will be broadcasting live from the red carpet at the Radio City Music Hall in New York, giving the TV viewers “unprecedented access” during the “2009 VMA Preshow” on September 13 at 8 p.m. ET.

Greene, whose post was filled in last year by Taylor Swift, won’t be alone in her job. She will be accompanied by MTV News regular hosts Sway and Tim Kash.

Meanwhile, Greene will next be seen in the film’s sequel, “New Moon,” which will be released on November 20. Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson will also reprise their roles.