Did a shark eat Matthew McConaughey (source: Photo by: Randy Wright)
Sometimes it's impossible to trace the source of a ridiculous rumor.
This one, however, is linked to a story in People magazine.
But it's still ridiculous.
On Monday, Twitter briefly exploded with tweets about Matthew McConaughey and Cameron Diaz nearly being eaten alive at a Santa Monica beach that is a popular hangout for surfing celebrities.
The rumors, of course, are just that. Although McConaughey and Diaz do frequent the beach, they were not eaten or bitten by a shark.
What People magazine reported this week is that photos of an approximately 10 foot-long great white shark were taken at the southern California beach.
"People are taking this seriously," John Philbin, surfer and actor, tells People. "It's kept more than a few people out of the water this week."
To date, no celebrities have been eaten by the shark in question.
But I bet the shark has at least thought about it.
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