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Hello, Newman!<\/p>\n

Thanks to Facebook’s new “trending” feature, the latest celebrity death hoax gained considerable traction despite its thin construction.<\/p>\n

But rest assured – actor Wayne Knight, who famously played Newman on “Seinfeld,” is alive.<\/p>\n

“Some of you will be glad to hear this, others strangely disappointed, but\u2026.I am alive and well,” wrote the actor<\/a> in response to rumors that he had died in a car accident.<\/p>\n

Using photos from a previous crash site, an Us Magazine parody website claimed the actor was killed when his car was hit by a semi-tractor trailer. The story made waves within social media, but most credible news sites wisely stayed away from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[1855,1856,1854],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nWayne Knight Dismisses Newman Death Hoax: "I am Alive and Well"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, Newman! 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