LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Celine Dion is not dead. Celine is battling at least two different false death reports today. Both erroneous reports claim Dion died in catastrophic events. One fake report claims that Celine Dion died in a private plane crash today. Another false report claims that Celine Dion has died in a Route 80 car crash. Both reports are fiction, and fans are irate.

Celine Dion is the latest celebrity to battle fake death reports. Since 2007, celebrity fake death reports have continued to surface, predominately in the evenings or on the weekends. Today’s report began to spread in the late afternoon today March 15, 2012. But a quick perusal online reveals the fake death reports are neither new, nor original.

First, one fake Celine Dion death report claims she died in a plane crash. The culprit for the story is Global Associated, aka Mediafetcher. In a fake article entitled “Celine Dion presumed dead in private plane crash”, Global claims that Celine died today at “Denver Peak-Regional Airport”. Unfortunately, there is no such airport. Celine wasn’t traveling in the region either. But the false report states “a small private aircraft in distress ceased radio contact with the control tower and fell below radar frequency after reporting engine trouble and smoke in the cockpit. Actress, Celine Dion was believed to have been a passenger on the flight.”

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LAS VEGAS (LALATE) – Last week, Caesar Palace celebrated the return of Celine Dion and the launch of her 2011 concert dates. But today Celine Dion continued the celebration with a shock for Oprah Winfrey fans. Oprah revealed to her Monday television audience today that Celine has been on her show more times than any other celebrity in history: twenty-seven times.

With that introduction, Oprah told her audience guests the following: “So, audience really try to get tickets to Celine’s new show because it is going to be spectacular, but you know what? Today’s your lucky day”. Reportedly every audience member got two tickets to her show at Caesars Palace, plus two nights stay at Caesars Hotel and Casino.

It was an exciting day for Oprah fans.

But earlier in the broadcast, Oprah welcomed the McGhee sextuplets. After Dion joined the broadcast, she and Oprah gave gave the parents of the McGhee sextuplets, Rozonno and Mia McGhee, not just tickets but front row seats to Celine’s concert plus a honeymoon in the Caesars Palace’s Emperor Suite.

Celine’s last show A New Day … Live in Las Vegas ran in Las Vegas from 2003 to 2007. It changed the face of Las Vegas nightlife, reformulated the perceptions of City, and sold unmistakable number of rooms and tickets. The concerts attracted over 3 million people and $400 million in sales.

Last week, Dion returned to Las Vegas with Rene Angelil, son Rene-Charles and twins Eddy and Nelson. For now, she is getting ready on finishing touches for her upcoming dates.

Last year she told news that there will be 70 dates per year. In 2010, she told Larry King:

“It’s going to be a brand new show. I’m very excited, again. What’s great about show business, you can always try to surpass yourself or be the best of yourself (sic) and do something else.”

“We’re not trying to do the Vegas show again. We’re not trying to do the ‘Taking Chances’ again. We’re trying to, and we will have a 31-piece orchestra. We’re going to sing. We’re going to do great music (sic), Hollywood movie tribute.”

The dates start at the Colosseum on March 15 and run for three years. Initially twenty dates will run Mach 15 to April 17.

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CORAL CABLES – Celine Dion has named son Eddy after the late Eddy Marnay. Celine Dion has honored Eddy Marnay, her reps tell news today, whose impact on Dion’s career was critical. Marnay passed in 2002 and age 82. Celine Dion was only a teenager in Quebec in the 1980s when Eddy Marnay started writing for her. Marnay’s songs for Dion were French language hits.

The Algerian born songwriter had moved to Paris in the 1930s. His collaboration on Lovers of Paris for Édith Piafput him on the map in 1948. By 1957, he wrote the title song for A King in New York for Charlie Chaplin.

But decades later, Marnay’s song La Voix du Bon Dieu is said to have changed Dion’s life. That french language hit earned Dion a contract with CBS Records. He would go on to produce the singer’s first five records.

Dion’s rep today says to PEOPLE “He was like a father to her. Eddy is a major influence in both Céline and René’s lives.” Dion and husband Rene named Eddy’s twin Nelson, after Nelson Mandela. Mandela and Dion met two years ago.

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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Rene Angelil and Celine Dion have yet to decide on names for their twin boys. Rene Angelil and Celine Dion are resting and sorting through baby names, reps tell news Sunday. The couple welcomed their second and third boy this weekend joining nine year old Rene-Charles.

“Celine is resting now and they plan to discuss what to name the boys when she wakes up,” her spokesperson said in a news statement this weekend. “René-Charles has been to the hospital to visit his brothers, and is just so excited they are here.”

Normally the couple are at Jupiter Island. But 34 days into Celine’s pregnancy, she was admitted to West Palm Beach’s St. Mary’s Medical Center. The boys were born 5 lbs., 10 oz., and 5 lbs., 4 oz., were premature but healthy. Dr. Ronald Ackerman said the first boy born was delivered at 11:11 a.m. and the second at 11:12 a.m.. He added that both boys had a “good amount” of hair.

The hospital had earlier tightened security efforts, not just for Dion, but “for the convenience and safety of all our patients and their families within this same area of our facility.”

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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Celine Dion gave birth to twin boys Saturday. Celine Dion’s baby birth is the second delivery for the hitmaker. She and husband René Angélil are also the proud parents of nine-year-old son, Rene-Charles.

Dion, who lives in Jupiter Island, Florida, gave birth Saturday after a series of in vitro treatments. Dion was admitted to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach 34 months into her pregnancy. Dion, 42, has yet to announce the names of the two boys. The hospital previously told news “We look forward to the day of Ms. Dion’s delivery of her twins. During this time, we ask the public and the media respect the privacy of all of our patients and their families at our hospital.”

The hospital had earlier confirmed an increase in security in advance of today’s birth. “Although the family did not ask us to do so, the hospital has chosen to enhance our security efforts during this time for the convenience and safety of all our patients and their families within this same area of our facility.”

A news conference is scheduled for later today. The hospital had earlier said “Céline and René have placed the health of their babies as their highest priority.”

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