Ben Cousins rumours about his death quashed by former manager

Ugly rumours began to swirl on social media Thursday morning regarding the former AFL star, his former manager set the record straight.

Rumours began to swirl on social media on Thursday morning regarding former AFL superstar Ben Cousins.

The rumours stated Cousins had been involved in a car crash and had lost his life, but the stories aren’t true.

Cousins’ former manager Ricky Nixon shut down the rumours just after lunchtime on Thursday when he tweeted he had just spoken to the man.

Rumours about Ben Cousins are total & utter crap I spoke to him 30 mins a go Geeeeezus

— Ricky Nixon (@rickynixontoot) September 19, 2019

This isn’t the first time rumours of Cousins’ death have circulated around social media with it also occurring in 2016.

Back in 2016 it was Hawthorn legend Robert “Dipper” DiPierdomenico who made the announcement.

“Have heard the news Ben Cousins has passed away please tell me this is not true,” he initially wrote.

A few minutes later he tweeted again saying “good news wrong information”. But DiPierdomenico eventually went on to not only delete the tweets, he removed his entire account.

Ben Cousins arrives at a courthouse.

Cousins’ life spiralled in his final years in the league before things took a turn for the worse after he walked away from the game.

The Brownlow Medalist has battled drug addiction and found himself in trouble with the law on more than one occasion.

Cousins walked free from prison after two serious charges of stalking and threatening to harm his former partner were dropped and he pleaded guilty to 12 other offences.

The 41-year-old drug addict was recently imprisoned after providing a diluted urine sample for a drug test, which was in breach of his bail conditions.

His lawyer Michael Tudori said in August his client was doing well and was continuing to self-fund his rehabilitation with Whitehaven Clinic.

Ben Cousins rumours quashed by Ricky Nixon.

“For Ben, it’s a long road to recovery,” Mr Tudori said.

The former West Coast captain was arrested at a Canning Vale house in August last year and charged with a string of offences related to his ex-partner, Maylea Tinecheff.

Cousins previously pleaded guilty to meth possession and trespassing, which was downgraded from a charge of aggravated burglary, stemming from the same arrest, and was fined for those offences.

The Brownlow medallist was released from Acacia prison in January last year, about two months short of his one-year sentence for stalking Ms Tinecheff.

— with AAP