He's not dead. He just did his farewell show a couple weeks ago. There was a huge lead up to hyping it for months. If there was a chance of him dying so soon they would have done the show sooner.
This is either an insane coincidence (doubt) or he is just having himself reported as dead to solidify his legacy, because dying two weeks after your farewell show is hell of a way to solidify the legacy of the prince of darkness. My nigger is almost certainly at home watching TV right now.
