Michael J. Fox has told fans he's "ok" after a tribute video accidentally shared by CNN sparked a death scare this week
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“How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?” the Back to the Future star questioned in a post on his Threads account
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Fox concluded, “I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok. Love, Mike"
Michael J. Foxhas reassured fans that he’s just fine after CNN accidentally posted a tribute video remembering the actor this week.
On Wednesday, April 8, Fox, 64, spoke out about the clip that sparked a death scare ina poston his Threads account, writing, “How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?”
TheBack to the Futurestar added, “Do you…A) switch to MNSBC, or whatever they are calling themselves these days, (B) Pour scolding hot water on your lap, if it hurts your fine, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Relax, they do this once every year, (E) Ask yourself wtf ?”
“I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok. Love, Mike,” Fox concluded.
Fox’s message comes after CNN shared a video titled "Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox" on Wednesday. It was also posted on sites where the network’s content is distributed, according toEntertainment Weekly.
A CNN spokesperson told the outlet, “The package was published in error; we have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family."
The clip in question featured interview excerpts, as well as some of Fox’s work through the years,Entertainment Weeklystated. It appears to have since been deleted.
In the video, the narrator said of Fox, who wasdiagnosed with Parkinson’s diseasein 1991, "He came into our living rooms on the small screen each week as Alex P. Keaton [onFamily Ties] and eventually onto the big screen as Marty McFly in [Back to the Future]," per the outlet. “But Michael J. Fox had a compelling third act as Parkinson's sufferer and stem cell research advocate."
"His most lasting role may have been as a tireless voice against Parkinson's, a performance the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2022," the clip went on, according toEntertainment Weekly. "In the end, Fox came to understand that his battle against the disease brought out the best in him."
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Fox's post came after he made an appearance at PaleyFest in Los Angeles on Tuesday, joining the wrap party for season 3 ofShrinking, in which he guest starred as Gerry.
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His rep toldTMZon Wednesday, "Michael is doing great. He was at PaleyFest yesterday. He was on stage and was giving interviews."
CNN and Fox's rep did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.
TheFamily Tiesactor wasdiagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's diseasein 1991 after he began experiencing symptoms like soreness and twitching. He kept it private for seven years while continuing to act, before sharing his diagnosis publicly in 1998.
Fox founded his organization, theMichael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, two years later.
In the nearly three decades since, his foundation has raised over $2 billion and made significant strides in researching the progressive neurodegenerative disorder.
The award-winning actor has spoken openly about his diagnosis through the years,telling PEOPLEin October 2025, “I keep getting new challenges physically, and I get through it. I roll around in a wheelchair a lot, and it took some getting used to,” adding, “You take the good, and you seize it."
He thentold PEOPLEthe following month that his wifeTracy Pollanandtheir four children— sonSam, 36, plus daughtersEsmé, 24, andAquinnah and Schuyler, 31 — had continuously supported him.
"They're so supportive and so great," Fox told PEOPLE while attending theA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’sevent in New York City in November.
"All these people are friends of mine, family, and it's really great to see them, and I walk on the red carpet surprised to see them, and I think, 'Well, why should I be surprised?' " he continued at the time.
"They've always been there for me, and they continue to be for me, year after year," Fox said at the event.
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