There are rumors, and there are false rumors. This false rumor started on social media in March 2004. It concerned Reba McEntire and the TV show, The Voice. The rumor falsely claimed the country music star left the set angrily after being kicked off by producers.
Fake Ads About Reba McEntire
Although it sounds like a rumor social media fans could get their teeth into, it started as paid-for advertising on Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram. The ads had captions, ‘Reba McEntire Storms off The Voice,’ and even hinted at how the producers threw her out.
According to Snopes, even though the rumor was clearly false, the ads stayed active and continued spreading false information until at least June 6th, 2024. Users clicking through found a website with what looked like an article from Fox News. This article was false; the information in it untrue. Users were being directed to a scam website hosted by Newkirk.buzz.
Reba McEntire Addresses Rumors and False Claims
The article’s fabricated claim was that McEntire had created a new CBD gummy product that could ‘reverse dementia’. There is no evidence that cannabis in any form can reverse or slow dementia or the diseases that cause it (the British Alzheimer’s Society). Still, the article’s headline stated it had sparked a lawsuit between Fox and McEntire, and McEntire had retaliated ‘on air’.
McEntire spoke out about the rumors on Instagram (June 11th 2024). Using her official account, she shared images of the ads warning her followers, ‘Please do not click…these are fake websites…they claim I have a company to sell weight loss gummy products. This is false. I do not sell or promote any type of gummy product.’
She hadn’t been ‘kicked off’ The Voice. McEntire is firmly established as a mentor, although in season 1, she’d refused a coaching position despite being considered a ‘natural fit’. However, as she explained on Watch What Happens Live (2022), she wasn’t sure how she would cope with rejecting participants ‘day in and day out’.
It was 2023, late in season 24, when the Grammy-winning actor-singer took a full-time coaching position on the talent show. By then, she had been a battle advisor for Blake Shelton’s team in 2011, and took the role on again in season 8, until by season 23, she was sufficiently seasoned to be a Mega Mentor in the Knockout Rounds. She’s since taken the coaching chair with John Legend, Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper for season 24. With Dan + Shay joining the team, things look ready for the upcoming season.
Reba Confirms: ‘I Am Not Leaving The Voice, I Am Staying!’
Despite McEntire’s obvious commitment to The Voice, there have been other rumors hinting at behind-the-scenes dramas and intentions to leave. In February 2024, McEntire rejected the idea completely by stating to Extra, ‘I am not leaving The Voice, I am staying!
As Snoops investigated the claims on the Meta platforms, they found similar ads promoting the scam gummies, Bloom CBD and Nature’s Leaf. There were similar false articles about celebrities, too. Facebook has been happily taking money from scammers for years. Mayim Bialik, Kelly Clarkson, Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton are well-known celebrity victims.
