Overview
- Michael J. Fox appeared at his foundation’s A Country Thing Happened On The Way to Cure Parkinson’s benefit in Nashville, his first public outing since false death reports.
- He told Entertainment Tonight the hoax was "just funny" and said he looked for the joke rather than getting upset.
- The confusion began when CNN briefly posted a tribute package titled "Remembering the Life of Actor Michael J. Fox" by mistake.
- CNN removed the item and apologized to Fox and his family, saying the package was published in error.
- Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, went public in 1998, and founded his research charity in 2000, which outlets report has raised more than $1 billion.