Friday 1 July 2022 06:42 AM Today show: Richard Wilkins laughs off false report Jeff Goldblum died trends now

Friday 1 July 2022 06:42 AM Today show: Richard Wilkins laughs off false report Jeff Goldblum died trends now
Friday 1 July 2022 06:42 AM Today show: Richard Wilkins laughs off false report Jeff Goldblum died trends now

Friday 1 July 2022 06:42 AM Today show: Richard Wilkins laughs off false report Jeff Goldblum died trends now

Richard Wilkins laughs off the moment he wrongly announced Jeff Goldblum had DIED as the Today show celebrates its 40th birthday

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Richard Wilkins has recalled the infamous moment he wrongly reported Jeff Goldblum's death live on the Today show 13 years ago.

The hosts held a special Q&A on Friday to celebrate Today's 40th birthday, with stars past and present answering questions from the studio audience.

One woman in the crowd asked what the strangest thing to happen on air was.

Richard Wilkins has recalled the infamous moment he wrongly reported Jeff Goldblum's death live on the Today show 13 years ago. (Pictured: Jeff Goldblum in Los Angeles in October 2021)

Richard Wilkins has recalled the infamous moment he wrongly reported Jeff Goldblum's death live on the Today show 13 years ago. (Pictured: Jeff Goldblum in Los Angeles in October 2021)

The presenter, 68, laughed and said: 'Apart from killing off Jeff Goldblum?

'That was pretty strange. The morning Michael Jackson passed away and we got this information coming through that Jeff Goldblum had gone.

'So we sort of said the reports were coming through. Jeff, of course, announced about 30 minutes later that he was just fine thank you very much.

'That

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