A TikTok star with millions of followers has had his account removed due to false death rumors
TikTok star Marlene Benitez’s account was removed after online controversy reportedly led many people to report the creator, but the drama has also sparked false death rumors.
The social media personality is now encouraging her fans to help restore her TikTok account as she loses millions of followers and debunks rumors falsely suggesting she has died.
Marlene Benitez’s TikTok was removed following an online controversy
Marlene Benitez is a social media content creator from Venezuela, South America who had over 14 million followers on TikTok before online drama reportedly led to her account being removed.
The internet star recently had her TikTok account removed after controversy erupted online over Benitez’s alleged disregard for the traditions of Veterans Day, a federal holiday in the United States honoring military veterans of the US Armed Forces.
An online petition has been launched to demand that Marlene Benitez’s social media accounts be deleted. claim that the social media personality had complained about the federal holiday in a live video.
Since her TikTok account, which originally had millions of followers, was later removed, false rumors about her death spread online.
Over on Instagram, @marlener3131 debunked the death speculation Manufacturing light-hearted jokes about the rumors.
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Marlene Benitez also uses her Instagram account, which has over two million followers, to encourage fans to help restore her TikTok account.
Marlene Benitez’s TikTok drama leads to false death rumors
Since the social media drama, variations of the phrases “Marlene Benitez dead” and “Marlene Benitez murio” have been trending online. However, the Creator is supposedly alive and actively involved in it Instagram page (@marlener3131).
In the comment sections of videos on another account with the username @marlene2995_, many viewers began writing messages of condolence such as the phrase “Rest in Peace.”
Amid the false death rumors, a TikTok video was created that appears to show footage of a car accident and a photo of Marlene Benitez.
In the TikTok video, a voiceover translates the sentence: “Those were the last moments of Marlene’s life.”
The viral clip now has over 6 million views, more than 99,000 likes and a comments section full of confused condolences as people question whether Marlene Benitez is really dead.
Marlene Benitez’s false death rumors spark more viral TikTok videos
Another viral TikTok appears to show a funeral, with the voiceover translation meaning “Funeral of Marlene in Washington.”
In another video shared on the same TikTok account, the user incorrectly suggests that funeral preparations for Marlene Benitez are taking place.
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