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Lenny Kravitz denies he was aboard Learjet that crashed in Florida, killing 9

Viral rumors linking the singer to a fatal Bahamas-bound crash were fueled by a misidentified pilot's old social post; his rep and the pilot both deny involvement.

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What to know

  • A viral but false rumor claimed singer Lenny Kravitz was aboard a Learjet that crashed into a Florida mobile home park Sunday, killing all nine aboard.
  • The rumor traced to a since-deleted Facebook post by pilot Emily Shelton, who was wrongly identified online as the crash pilot; she and Kravitz's team have both denied involvement.
  • Reporting has since identified the actual pilot as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha; the nine victims had not been officially identified as of the latest reports.

Lenny Kravitz Musician at center of false death rumorsCarleen Donovan Representative for Lenny KravitzEmily Shelton Florida-based pilot wrongly linked to the crashNathalia Gadelha Actual pilot of the crashed LearjetRon DeSantisRon DeSantis Florida Governor

Lenny Kravitz denies he was aboard Learjet that crashed in Florida, killing 9
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    Kravitz's rep calls the death rumors untrue

    Lenny Kravitz's representative, Carleen Donovan, told BocaNewsNow the reports placing the singer on the doomed flight were false, formally debunking the viral claim.

    “The reports are untrue and incorrect…”
    — Carleen Donovan
    1. 17 outlets Lenny Kravitz Death Hoax Spreads After Florida Plane Crash Kills 9

      first by Yahoo, 8d ago · also Baller Alert, Entertainment Weekly, E! News, The Hollywood Reporter, The National News Desk, KDBC +10

      14 more headlines
    2. 3 outlets Lenny Kravitz trashes sick rumors he was on doomed Learjet

      first by NY Post, 8d ago · also Yahoo, TMZ

      2 more headlines
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    NY Post identifies actual pilot as Nathalia Gadelha, 20 — The New York Post exclusively reported the real pilot of the crashed Learjet was 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha, who had obtained her pilot license while still in high school.

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    Pilot Emily Shelton denies she flew the doomed jet

    Shelton, who had separately gone viral in August for an emergency landing on Interstate 10, posted on TikTok clarifying she was not the pilot of the crash and asked people to stop spreading misinformation.

    “I was recently made aware that there are rumors that I was the pilot of the recent crash in Palm Beach. I would like to respectfully clarify I was not.”
    — Emily Shelton
  4. background

    Old pilot post misidentified, sparking Kravitz death rumors — A resurfaced, since-deleted Facebook post from Florida pilot Emily Shelton about flying Kravitz to the Bahamas was wrongly linked to the crash, leading users on X to assume both had died; the tweet was viewed nearly 3 million times.

  5. background

    Learjet crashes into Florida mobile home park, killing nine — A Bahamas-bound Learjet departing from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport took a sharp turn and nosedived from 8,000 feet into a South Florida mobile home park, killing all nine people aboard.

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  1. 3 outlets Lenny Kravitz trashes sick rumors he was aboard doomed Learjet that crashed in Florida

    first by New York Post, 8d ago · also IMDb, Hindustan Times

    2 more headlines

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