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NFL Hall of Famer and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Lee Roy Selmon suffered a stroke this evening in Tampa. WTSP.com in Tampa is reporting that Selmon is alive and in critical condition. However, this came after earlier reports that Selmon had passed away.
While premature and inaccurate reports of celebrity deaths are commonplace in this race-to-be-first world, this report was strangely different.
It turns out, it was Selmon’s own people that made the death announcement on both Twitter and in an official press release.
After word of Selmon’s stroke began to spread through the media, a member of the public relations staff at Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant in Tampa issued a press release to several local media outlets, and sent out several tweets to thousands of followers, saying “Lee Roy Selmon passes away at age 56.” While several of the original tweets have been deleted, one follower on Twitter managed to grab a screenshot.
Later, the PR staffer issued a statement saying “it appears that original statement about Lee Roy Selmon’s passing was prematurely released.”
On a side note, if you are looking to break in to the PR world, you might want to dust off your resume. Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant might soon be hiring.
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