On 26 October, TMZ published an article falsely claiming that the Me And Bobby McGee singer had passed away. After the article had circulated, a representative for Lewis, 87, dismissed the report. “He’s alive,” a member of Lewis’s management company told NBC News. “TMZ reported erroneously off of a bulls**t anonymous tip.”. Since TMZ’s article was corrected, the outlet has deleted the false report and issued a retraction. “Jerry Lee Lewis is not dead... as we previously reported. Earlier today we were told by someone claiming to be Lewis’ rep that he had passed..."