William Shatner is speaking out after claims emerged that he was battling Stage IV brain cancer and is fighting with Erika Kirk. The actor, 95, shut down the rumors via his official social media accounts on Thursday, April 2, explaining he waited until April Fools' Day was over to set the record straight. "I wanted to put this out yesterday but given the day and the possibility that it would look like a joke I waited for today. There is a page on @facebook that is using AI to create horrible fake news stories about me," he wrote.