Tom Cruise has been the target of countless tabloid rumors over the past few years, but the Tropic Thunder star has never made headlines for falling off a cliff and plunging to his death - until now, that is.

A completely bogus story surfaced on the Internet this morning, claiming the 46-year-old actor was found dead after falling from a cliff top in New Zealand. The article went into detail, stating that the the tragic incident occured at Kauri Cliff on the set of Cruise's latest flick.

Needless to say, Tom's reps sprung into action after hearing the ridiculous rumors and released a statement to Cruise's fans (if there are any left) insisting that he is okay.

It's never humorous to joke about someone dying. Especially not a father and husband plunging to his death tragically after falling from a cliff. 

As crazy as the story is, we would like to add that if someone should be chosen as the target for this type of rumor, Tom Cruise is a great choice. After all, the couch-jumping nutcase has become so delirious since meeting his currnent wife (Katie Holmes), it's almost believable that he would be dumb enough to fall off a cliff.

We should probably add that Tom Cruise wasn't even the first actor chosen as the target for this crazy story. Two years ago, a story surfaced that Tom Hanks had fallen to his death from the same cliff.

We're happy to hear Tom Cruise is healthy and alive. After all, who would we have to make fun of if Tom wasn't here...

For those of you who can't remember, take a look at time very much alive and in action on the set of Oprah a few years ago: