Is Matt Damon dead? Or just another celebrity death hoax? According to TMZ, American actor Matt Damon was found dead in California’s Palo Verde mountain area on Wednesday. He was officially reported missing Friday, who was on a camping trip. His body was found by an Imperial County Sheriff’s Department deputy on Wednesday. And the cause of death is unknown. Matt Damon is 38.

According to TMZ.com on Wednesday, law enforcement headed into the desert near San Diego on Tuesday. That day, TMZ.com reported, “Damon sent a text message to a friend that he was out of water and needed help. There was a massive search that ended abruptly.”

On his personal blog, Matt Damon wrote last month he was going to the desert because of his friends talking about “treasure hunting and lost gold, and my own insatiable appetite for adventure and exploration . . . I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment could cost me my life.”

Is Matt Damon Dead?

Matt Damon Dead? Nope. Matt Damon is not dead. In fact, Matt Damon is alive. Rumors whizzed around the web last night, citing a fictional TMZ article, that Matt Damon had died. Of course, it was pretty easy to just visit TMZ and debunk it. I’m not going to link to any of the rumors themselves, as they tend to appear on really spammy sites, and we don’t like malware or legions of popups.

Besides, we all know that Matt Damon did not die when he fell from the rooftop at the end of The Bourne Ultimatum. He swims away as Julia Stiles tries not to LOL.