Andy Kaufman's brother Michael now says he's the victim of an elaborate hoax

In a bizarre turn of events, Taxi star Andy Kaufman’s brother, Michael, claims his late brother was just a victim of a hoax when a woman claiming to be Andy’s daughter claimed he faked his death.

After Monday’s bizarre events at the Andy Kaufman Awards, Michael appeared on CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper on Thursday and claimed to be the victim of a hoax.

"Now that it's Thursday, not Monday anymore, I believe I am part of a hoax," he said, LA Times. "I don't believe she's acting on her own, though. But, you know, that's all I know,” he also said of the woman who claimed to be his daughter.

The woman in question is now believed to be New York theater student Alexandra Tatarsky. The story goes that Andy faked his death in 1984 to become a secluded family man away from the spotlight.

The Los Angeles County Coroner has since re-released Kaufman's death certificate, confirming, "He is dead."

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