William Shatner Speaks Out on Rumors About Having Terminal Brain Cancer.
William Shatner's last stage has not yet been achieved. The Star Trek legend accused a Facebook group of "using AI to create horrible fake news stories" about his health, including posting fictitious pictures of Shatner in a hospital bed.
"They have created stories that say I have stage 4 brain cancer," on April 2, Shatner posted on X (previously Twitter), "and that I’m dying. All their stories are monetized. Most of the stories use an AI image of me."
The 95-year-old added, "None of these stories are true but they apparently seem genuine enough for fans to repost them across social media and send messages of support to me and my family all while the culprits behind the account make money."
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Shatner also claimed that his 64-year-old daughter Lisabeth Shatner, who he shares with his ex-wife Gloria Rand, and her close relatives had fallen victim to the cancer scam.
"My Daughter came over to tell me her daughter heard that I had brain cancer," in a different post, he included a photo of himself contentedly lounging in a patio chair. "She took this photo and sent it to me to upload to prove I'm not ill."
Shatner went on to say, "The people who are ill are those that are spreading these ridiculous stories. I'm fit as a fiddle. You don't have to worry."
The Boston Legal alumnus has to deal with health-related rumors before. Shatner claimed that the rumor mill exaggerated the fight, notwithstanding his brief hospital stay in the fall of last year.
"I over indulged," he clarified in an Instagram post on September 25. "I thank you all for caring but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI!"