Jackass star Ryan Dunn died in a fatal car crash on Monday but many people think that Dunn is alive and is playing a joke, possibly to promote his next movie 'Living Will.'
Dunn had lived his entire career life, performing ridiculous, crude and dangerous pranks in Jackass, Viva La Bam, Homewrecker, and Proving Ground. Hence, when news spread that he had died in a car crash, it stirred a controversy and many people think it is a hoax.
Dunn is not the only one whose death has stirred shock, disbelief and controversy. Click on the slideshow to see the top 20 celebrities whose deaths were surrounded in controversy, shock and disbelief.
British designer Alexander McQueen acknowledges the applause at the end of his Spring/Summer 2005 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week, June 28, 2004REUTERSRyan Dunn, star of MTV's Jackass, died in a car crash on 20 June in West Goshen, Pennsylvania, as a result of drink drinking. Following his death at the age of 34, the network MTV, which brought him fame, aired an hour-long tribute commemorating his life.REUTERS.S. popstar Michael Jackson performs during his "HIStory World Tour" concert in Vienna in this July 2, 1997.REUTERSPrincess Diana smiles wearing a Cambridge tiara during a dinner and a reception at the British Embassy in Washington, DC on November 10, 1985. Vice President George Bush and wife Barbra Bush attended. The dinner was hosted by Lady Wright. REUTERSThe Doors have released a new and unreleased track, "She Smells So Nice," for the first time in 40 years.REUTERSAnna Nicole Smith makes an appearance backstage in this file photo during a Live 8 concert held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 2005. Smith, a former Playboy playmate, died February 8, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, according to her lawyer. REUTERSBooks owned by the late actress Marilyn Monroe are displayed under her photo at Christie's auction house in New York July 26. Some 1,000 lots of the actress' personal property including items from her wardrobe, furniture, and art, will be auctioned at Christie's on October 26 and 27th. Monroe's property had been left to her acting coach Lee Strasberg whose wife and daughter took possession when he died. Books in the photo, most of them plays, are by [Graham Greene, Henry James, and Norman Corwin among others.] **DIGITAL IMAGE**REUTERSA hand puppet is placed next to a life-sized wax figure of the late Bruce Lee during an exhibition which celebrated the works of the martial arts legend at a shopping mall in Hong Kong July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Aaron Tam (CHINA ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)REUTERSFormer U.S. President John F. Kennedy (R) is pictured with his brothers, former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (L) and former Senator Edward M. Kennedy, outside the White House Oval Office, in this photograph taken in August 28,1963 and released on January 20, 2011. REUTERSItalian designer Gianni Versace greets the audience as the models applaud following the presentation of his Spring/Summer 1995 fashion collection January 21. At left is supermodel Claudia Schiffer.REUTERSAustralia's 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin (L) poses with three pure bred Sumatran tiger cubs at Mogo Zoo, south of Sydney April 27, 2004. Irwin will take delivery of the three cubs and raise the animals at his Australia Zoo in Queensland as part of a breeding programme for this endangered species which numbers as few as 400 in the world.REUTERSPilot Steve Fossett smiles after exiting the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer aircraft after he arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida January 12, 2006. The aircraft is being relocated from Salina, Kansas, to Kennedy's Space Shuttle Landing Facility to begin preparations for an attempt to set a new world record for the longest flight made by any aircraft. A takeoff date for the record-setting flight has not been determined and is contingent on weather and jet-stream conditions.REUTERSA previously unreleased duet between Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and wife Courtney Love has surfaced. REUTERSJohn Lennon, $12 million.REUTERSActor Heath Ledger arrives March 12, 2001 at the Los Angeles premiere of "Say It Isn't So" starring Heather Graham. 'So" opens in theatres across the United States March 23. JR/jpREUTERSBrittany Murphy arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons in West Hollywood March 5, 2006.REUTERSA 4-CD box set of Hendrix music titled "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" will be released September 12, six days before the 30th anniversary of the famed musicians death. This file photo shows Jimi Hendrix performing at the Fillmore East. REUTERSHong Kong singer-actor Leslie Cheung poses before a fashion show in Hong Kong March 21, 2002. Cheung will star in the new section movie "The Third Master's Sword" directed by Hong Kong director [Tsui Hark]. Shooting is expected to begin in May, 2002.REUTERS- FILE PHOTO 4 SEP 96 - Rap music star Tupac Shakur died September 13, six days after being shot four times while riding in a car in Las Vegas. Shakur had been in critical condition since he was shot and had a lung removed in one of two operations. Shakur is shown here at the MTV Music Video Awards in New York September 4.REUTERSRemembering the King of Rock and Roll on 2011 “Elvis Week” REUTERS
