Chumlee of 'Pawn Stars' show uses Twitter to prove he's alive despite reports …

Chumlee, born Austin Russell, fell victim to a death hoax earlier this week when rumors began to circulate that he had died from a heart attack. "May we live long, Rich forever," the reality star tweeted amid a sea of condolences on social media

We cried when a Facebook friend posted the news on Wednesday: Chumlee's dead. Now we feel kinda stupid. Austin “Chumlee” Russell, our favorite dude on the History channel hit TV show “Pawn Stars,” is actually alive 

In further proof that internet websites will do absolutely anything to increase page-views, the recently spread rumor that Pawn Stars character “Chumlee” is dead has been proven to be a hoax. Yesterday, the site eBuzzd ran 

No, "Pawn Stars" fans: Chumlee is not dead. The reality TV star became the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax on Twitter when #RIPChumlee began trending on the social media site Wednesday. A fake website claimed he died of a rapid weight loss, and 

Pawn Stars star Chumlee is not dead. As a matter of fact, he's actually very much alive and well. According to UPI, Chumlee, whose real name is Austin Russell, became the topic of a viral hoax that began circulating around the Internet earlier this week.