{"id":239569,"date":"2026-03-06T18:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/06\/queen-latifah-shuts-down-death-hoax-rumors-100-percent-a-okay\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:14:14","slug":"queen-latifah-shuts-down-death-hoax-rumors-100-percent-a-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/06\/queen-latifah-shuts-down-death-hoax-rumors-100-percent-a-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Latifah Shuts Down Death Hoax Rumors: \u2018100 Percent\u00a0A-Okay\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/queen-latifah\/\">Queen Latifah<\/a> is shutting down rumors of a death hoax that circulated on social media earlier this week. The rap legend<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DVgk46TEaDn\/\"> took to Instagram<\/a> to calm fans\u2019 worries, explaining that she\u2019s \u201c100 percent A-okay\u201d in a post to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cGood morning. It\u2019s me, Latifah. I\u2019m 100 percent A-okay,\u201d she said from inside her car in the Thursday post. \u201cCan\u2019t believe what you read on the internet or see. Can\u2019t believe nothing now, right? I\u2019m good. Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/queen-latifah-praise-megan-thee-stallion-hip-hop-future-1236099552\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/queen-latifah-death-rumor-hoax-shut-down-1236194521\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Queen-Latifah-jennifer-hudson-show-2025-screenshot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Queen Latifah on The Jennifer Hudson Show\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tQueen Latifah Gives Megan Thee Stallion the Ultimate Co-Sign: \u2018I Love That Energy Carrying Hip-Hop Into the\u00a0Future\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/queen-latifah-quincy-jones-oscars-tribute-1235913328\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/queen-latifah-death-rumor-hoax-shut-down-1236194521\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/queen-latifah-02-oscars-2025-show-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Queen Latifah\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tQueen Latifah Sings \u2018Ease on Down the Road\u2019 in Tribute to Quincy Jones at 2025\u00a0Oscars\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/rap-rb-afrobeats-songs-sampling-sade\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/queen-latifah-death-rumor-hoax-shut-down-1236194521\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sade-1985-ui8-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sade\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t21 Rap, R&amp;B &amp; Afrobeats Songs That Sample &amp; Interpolate\u00a0Sade\u00a0\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cU.N.I.T.Y.\u201d rapper <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DVhe3oWDxeo\/\">posted another video <\/a>warning fans about the dangers of believing everything they see on social media. \u201c[I appreciate] Everybody showing such care and concern, but honestly, what you saw on Facebook was fake. I\u2019m fine. I\u2019m 100 percent A-okay. Alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tQueen Latifah received plenty of love from fans, friends and her peers in her comments, including messages from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kehlani\"> Kehlani, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/gabrielle-union\">Gabrielle Union<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/malice\"> Malice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/janelle-monae\">Janelle Monae. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 55-year-old hasn\u2019t publicly revealed that she\u2019s been suffering from any health issues in recent months. In 2025, Queen Latifah opened up about the struggles of losing family members to cardiovascular disease and obesity-related health issues in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehealthy.com\/obesity\/queen-latifah-on-obesity-and-heart-health-i-think-we-can-do-something-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>The Healthy<\/em>. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLosing family members to the effects of obesity is really tough. I know how important it can be when someone takes a new approach to their health and how much it can impact others in a positive way,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast year, Latifah wrapped up her time as Robyn McCall after five seasons in <em>The Equalizer<\/em>. She also made a surprise appearance at Coachella in April 2025, where she served as a special guest during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/megan-thee-stallion\">Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s<\/a> set. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/queen-latifah-death-rumor-hoax-shut-down-1236194521\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Latifah is shutting down rumors of a death hoax that circulated on social media earlier this week. The rap legend took to Instagram to calm fans\u2019 worries, explaining that she\u2019s \u201c100 percent A-okay\u201d in a post to Instagram. \u201cGood morning. It\u2019s me, Latifah. I\u2019m 100 percent A-okay,\u201d she said from inside her car in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}