Fans of the American actor-singer went into a state of frenzy when Tenacious D's Twitter account wrote, "I'm sad to officially annouce [sic] the death of Jack Black at the age of 46, rest in peace brother."
It followed it up with the hashtag, "#RipJackBlack," reported Daily Telegraph.
"It is with a heavy heart I am to announce that Jack Black passed away last night at 3:37am. The cause of death is yet unknown," the account added.
The band's guitarist John Konesky later revealed the Twitter account had been hacked.
A Twitter user also shared a Snapchat of Black taken in Germany where Tenacious D had been performing at the Rock am Ring festival.
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