Just when the mystery of where former Beatle George Harrison died had supposedly been solved, it takes another turn for the worse.
Paul Freundlich, a spokesman for Paul McCartney, has vehemently denied Tuesday’s report on the Los Angeles UPN affiliate’s News 13 that Harrison died of cancer Nov. 29 while in a home owned by McCartney.
Since the controversy started brewing over the accuracy of Harrison‘s official death certificate, which listed a false address as the exact place of death, many fans have been left wondering. The UPN report seemed to have answered the question.
The news story reported that McCartney had bought the Beverly Hills enclave from Courtney Love six months ago and visited Harrison two weeks before he died to tell him he could use the private estate to spend his final days.
Freundlich, however, told Reuters the story was “complete and utter fiction.”
“The fact is that Paul McCartney does not own a home in the state of California, never mind Beverly Hills,” Freundlich added.
He did say that McCartney briefly rented a house in California several months ago while recording his new album Driving Rain but had “absolutely not” offered to buy or rent a house for his ailing ex-bandmate.
News 13’s News Director Larry Peret declined immediate comment, according to Reuters.
