The following is a false news story written for a college journalism course
Kim Kardashian, American television and social media personality, socialite, and model, was pronounced dead yesterday (Feb. 18) at the age of 34.
Kardashian passed away in the UCLA Medical Center, in Los Angeles, after being put through extensive treatment for rabies. Kardashian began treatment after being bitten by her niece’s rabid pet squirrel, Lorenzo, in her LA home. According to sister, Khloe Kardashian, there was no prior knowledge of Lorenzo being infected with the rabies virus nor had the squirrel shown any aggressive behavior before the incident.
The accident occurred at dawn in Kardashian’s LA home on Feb. 15. It was reported that Kardashian and her niece were playing with Lorenzo when all of sudden the squirrel became enraged and began to bite Kardashian’s hand repeatedly. Sister, Khloe, reported that the squirrel would have further attacked Kardashian if Kanye West, rapper, fashion designer and Kardashian’s husband, had not stepped in and interrupted; stating, the incident would surely have continued.
Kardashian was best known for being the star of the E! reality series, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, along with her involvement in the production of several lines of clothing and fragrances. She also made appearances in several TV shows as well as a handful of movies, winning several Choice and Teen Choice awards as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for her role in “Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”.
She was born the second of four children on Oct. 21, 1980 in Beverly Hills, California to the late Robert Kardashian and his first wife, Kris. In more recent years, the dark haired beauty reached a Paris Hilton-like celebrity status, through a series of workout videos, a TV series, the infamous “Kim K Superstar”, and scandalous marriages.
Kardashian first stepped into the business world with her Kimsaprincess Productions, LLC., which released the aforementioned workout videos. She also opened up the boutique shop D-A-S-H, alongside her two sisters, in Calabasas, California.
She was also romantically involved with many notable athletes and musicians. Among them are: the well known her 72 day long marriage with NBA player Kris Humphries, her relationship with American singer and songwriter Ray J and her marriage to rapper Kanye West.
Upon hearing the news of his wife’s death, Kanye West reportedly broke down and cried. He went on to release a slew of tweets hinting at some form of foul play by an alleged secret society in his wife’s death. However, no foul play has been reported so far.
Kanye also made a very moving speech at the funeral procession which moved the audience to tears where he talked about the great accomplishments of his deceased wife and reminisced about the great relationship they had. He later interrupted Khloe as she gave her speech to state that Beyoncé had the best eulogy of all time.
Good friend Paris Hilton also felt the blow of Kardashians death tweeting this morning.
“R.I.P., Kim. You were like a sister to me. I know you’re up there teaching the angels how to do… how to look pretty.” – tweet from close friend Paris Hilton.
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