Another TikTok trend went too far, that's what it was.
That's what 16-year-olds learn when they use their own famous parents.
Users prank their families on camera pretending that celebrities have died. The trend grew in popularity as families gathered and children went on vacations, with TikTok users temporarily bluffing in living rooms, kitchens, and grocery stores across the world.
The #celebritydeathprank had over 174 million views on the app, while the #deadcelebrityprank had nearly as many.
After pretending to read the news that actor Michael B. Jordan had died at the age of 35, Bassett was in shock and distress.
Social media users were quick to point out that Jordan being a colleague of Bassett's might have made the prank even worse. The news of Boseman's death came as a shock to the cast and crew.
The two executive producers of the show "61st Street" on AMC have worked with the father and son.
The video has been removed from TikTok.
He apologized on Saturday for his involvement in the trend. Taking part in a trend like this is disrespectful to Michael Jordan's family and I apologize for that.
Finneas O'Connell was one of the social media users who warned about the trend's potential to go south.
In his own TikTok video, O'Connell said that he hadn't laughed at any of the videos he'd seen about his parents. It's not nice." You are laughing at your parents because they are showing vulnerability. It's not nice. It's time to stop.
The names of Jon Bon Jovi, Oprah Winfrey, and Cher have been taken away from them due to the New Year's Eve TikTok prank.
One user said that they owe them a debt of gratitude for ending the TikTok trend.
He wanted other people to learn from him.
"I hope this can be a lesson to anyone who uses social media as a tool and source of entertainment to realize that their actions can have consequences that go beyond you," he said.
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