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Lenny Kravitz is still alive despite hoax Florida plane crash rumours
Lenny Kravitz is alive, despite online rumours falsely claiming he died in a Florida plane crash that killed nine people. The rumours grew after an old post by pilot Emily Shelton about flying Kravitz from Texas to the Bahamas was shared without its context, linking him to the aircraft.
Kravitz’s representatives said the reports were false, and Shelton clarified that she was not the pilot in the crash. The New York Post identified the pilot as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras; the Learjet had departed Austin for the Bahamas and crashed in South Florida on 1 November. The Federal Aviation Administration is supporting the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.
In short
- Lenny Kravitz was not on the plane that crashed.
- Nine people died in the South Florida crash.
- The NTSB is investigating with FAA support.
Explained simply
Lenny Kravitz is an American singer and musician whose career spans several decades. He has performed around the world and is a public figure, so false claims about him can spread quickly online.
The rumours linked Kravitz to a private Learjet that crashed in South Florida while travelling from Austin to the Bahamas, killing nine people. An old post by pilot Emily Shelton about a separate flight with Kravitz was shared without its context, creating a mistaken connection.
The Federal Aviation Administration is supporting the National Transportation Safety Board, the US body investigating the crash. The investigation will examine what happened to the aircraft and the circumstances of the deaths.