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England star James Haskell moves to reassure fans he is not dead after fake news stories
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Rumours started that Haskell had died of a drugs overdose or that he was selling drugs and had quit rugby and left his family
England flanker James Haskell has reassured fans he is alive after rumours surfaced on the internet that he had died of a steroid overdose.
Other claims to have emerged stated that Haskell had been selling drugs and had quit the sport, but the Wasps back row posted a video on YouTube in which he described the fake stories as “click-bait”.
“You may have seen there are quite a lot of fake news stories operating on Facebook, that I have died of a steroid overdose, which is not true, that I have died of a drug overdose, which is not true, and that my career is over because I have been trying to sell drugs,” he said.
“Just to make it clear, this is absolute rubbish. It is all click-bait. Rest assured, I’m not dead and not disgraced and for those of you who are sceptical, we get drugs-tested all the time.
“I’m not dead and for those of you who wish I was dead, better luck next time.”
Haskell is currently recovering from a foot injury that required surgery after England’s triumphant tour of Australia in June, but is expected to return for Wasps this month.