Kim Atienza reacts to fake news of his apparent death.

Peter Andrew Acierto

<div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Television presenter Kim Atienza broke his silence after a TikTok video about his alleged death <span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);white-space:pre-wrap">went viral on social media</span>. On his social media accounts, the Kapuso artist called out the TikTok user for spreading the fake news. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C7wSwlJJz-i/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A3028998.5%2C%22ls%22%3A11068.300000190735%2C%22le%22%3A11514.400000095367%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="820" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The TikTok user has turned off the comment section on their post as of this writing.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/3/20/sarah-geronimo-kim-atienza-seek-justice-for-dog-killed-in-camarines-sur-1432" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/3/20/sarah-geronimo-kim-atienza-seek-justice-for-dog-killed-in-camarines-sur-1432" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/3/20/sarah-geronimo-kim-atienza-seek-justice-for-dog-killed-in-camarines-sur-1432" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sarah Geronimo, Kim Atienza seek justice for dog killed in Camarines Sur</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Aabot din tayo diyan, but not today,” Kim wrote in his caption.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kim made sure to call out the rumors as he wrote the word “hoax” as big as possible in the screenshot he uploaded. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friends of the newscaster took to the comment section to express their dismay over the TikTok video. Other netizens noted how some celebrities have been a target of the same account as well.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Sobrang bad trip ako sa account na yan kuya. Naka off comment tapos iyong account niya sa TikTok, artists na pinatay niya,” singer and actress Rita Daniela shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Mas magiging long life ka pa niyan Bro,” Jestoni Alarcon quipped.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“What the hell?? Ano yan?? Why would anyone do that,” TV host Ashley Rivera added.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This isn’t the first time that Kim fell victim to a death hoax. Back in 2020, rumors on social media circulated about his supposed involvement in a shooting incident and was in a critical condition. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I am very much alive and still working… I tried to pass this off and be quiet but my friends and family are worried. I have to address this fake news item now,” he previously shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/8/23/fresh-scoops/kim-atienza-looks-back-on-his-kapamilya-days-201919" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/8/23/fresh-scoops/kim-atienza-looks-back-on-his-kapamilya-days-201919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/8/23/fresh-scoops/kim-atienza-looks-back-on-his-kapamilya-days-201919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kim Atienza looks back on his Kapamilya days: ‘Whatever I am now, I thank ABS-CBN for it’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, Kim made headlines the previous week after he expressed his support for his daughter, Eliana, after she was reportedly suspended from the University of Pennsylvania campus for joining a protest encampment.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Eliana has always been vocal about what she believes in. In this instance, she&#x27;s part of the organization that is anti-genocide and anti-war. We&#x27;ve always been there for her, and I don&#x27;t want to restrict her from doing anything as she is capable of making decisions,&quot; he shared. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;She has a heart of an activist eh, and there&#x27;s nothing wrong with it because it&#x27;s human rights she&#x27;s fighting for,” he added.</span></div>

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Kim Atienza calls out death hoax: ‘Not today’

Kim Atienza calls out death hoax: ‘Not today’

Drew Acierto

Published Jun 06, 2024 10:56 PM PHT

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