theoldlady 2,278 Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: This is the supposed source, his daughters Facebook account - couldn't be sure about the authenticity but it seems legit. R.I.P. Jake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,937 Posted September 20, 2017 Now dead on wikipedia, if it means anything... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,509 Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Now dead on wikipedia, if it means anything... Alive on Wiki at the moment. Nothing on Twitter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,789 Posted September 20, 2017 Four hours and still nothing. I'm thinking it's a hoax. Either this or the family wants to keep it secret and denied to newspapers. Either way this is not a hit for DL till we see an obit. But it's Jake LaMotta, if he was really dead it would have been reported by BBC, Daily Mail, NY Times within minutes. I'm going with a false report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,509 Posted September 20, 2017 Wiki has been changed but only evidence is daughter's fb post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,789 Posted September 20, 2017 Wiki has him alive now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,789 Posted September 20, 2017 List of the Lost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 20, 2017 Surely his daughter wouldn't lie or make a mistake. Could be a Brian Matthew situation with him close to death but clinging on for a few days 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,615 Posted September 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Surely his daughter wouldn't lie or make a mistake. Could be a Brian Matthew situation with him close to death but clinging on for a few days Aye, but she could've been fraped Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,789 Posted September 20, 2017 No. I think he's dead but his family wants to delay the announcement, a decision they took after his daughter's post on FB. So they denied his death when they received call phone from major newspapers and agencies and will hide it for a few days. But he will end to be a hit for DL this year, sooner or later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,914 Posted September 20, 2017 He'll be... your... Jake in the Box... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 872 Posted September 20, 2017 There's some sort of confirmation here: (although it cities the FB page) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jake-lamotta-dead-family-members-report-passing-raging-bull-boxing-legend-aged-96-1640095 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,422 Posted September 20, 2017 So his family refrain from disclosing it and as a result it gets broken by the International Business Times UK? Not exactly deserving of such a legend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoisonType 0 Posted September 20, 2017 Alive about five minutes ago, dead about three minutes ago. I assume they waited for multiple Facebook posts and they took the inbetween time to change all the present tense "is" to "was" on his page over the last few hours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadpool 165 Posted September 20, 2017 Now it's dead on Wikipedia again... I think it's true,... the obit will be on the deathlist before the end of the day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,329 Posted September 20, 2017 If his daughter lives in NYC as stated on the Facebook profile it's still only 6:45am there, could be perfectly reasonable they were waiting until later today to make the announcement. IBTimes has probably sat on that for as long as they feel comfortable with and is pushing to get some form of confirmation or denial. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 872 Posted September 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Deadpool said: Now it's dead on Wikipedia again... I think it's true,... the obit will be on the deathlist before the end of the day Wikipedia doesn't mean anything as they depend on the IBTimes, which cities the Facebook posts just like us. They actually removed my edits because I mentioned Facebook as a source, while keeping the last edits that virtually did the same... strange place. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,396 Posted September 20, 2017 One family member could be mistaken. Two is a case of watch this space. Anyhow, it's September, and if he is dead, it's not like he's going anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,688 Posted September 20, 2017 34 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: There's some sort of confirmation here: (although it cities the FB page) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jake-lamotta-dead-family-members-report-passing-raging-bull-boxing-legend-aged-96-1640095 Wikipedia has now officially used that as their citation for Jake's passing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,530 Posted September 20, 2017 Similar thing happened when Robert Earl Jones died. For 2 weeks it was posted, then removed from Wikipedia, posted again etc until it was finally confirmed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,615 Posted September 20, 2017 Meanwhile his death is discussed as an internet death hoax http://en.mediamass.net/people/jake-lamotta/deathhoax.html You'd never catch any of us behaving this way, right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,352 Posted September 20, 2017 This reminds me to the confusion the day Bhumibol Adulyadej died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,210 Posted September 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Meanwhile his death is discussed as an internet death hoax http://en.mediamass.net/people/jake-lamotta/deathhoax.html You'd never catch any of us behaving this way, right? I thought you would know that site is always a hoax by now... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,069 Posted September 20, 2017 OK, and please let's set aside 'she was hacked' cuz that would be pure bullshit..... but why would his daughter HOAX her FB page? I say he's dead. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
