He owned an inn called Jamaica but nobody would go there anymore due to some strange rumors.

rumors 是 rumor 的复数形式，rumor 指"未经证实的消息"或"流传的说法"，通常带有负面含义。这个词来自拉丁语 rumor（噪音、传闻），在英语中特指那些真假难辨的传言。