George Michael ‘suicide’ update: Did George Michael kill himself? - What we know so far…
Getty George Michael and his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz at Barcelona Airport in 2012
Messages posted by Mr Fawaz’s Twitter account claimed that Michael had committed suicide to the shock of his fans around the world. But Mr Fawaz, who awoke to find his partner had died on Christmas Day, has said that he did not post the tweets that appeared on New Year’s Day.
“I am shocked with what’s going on with the Twitter thing. My Twitter account has been hacked and closed. It’s a bit scary to be honest,” he told Mirror Online. “I did not send those tweets. I woke up at 11.30am to the news. I am not going to worry about these things.”
Twitter Fadi Fawaz's Twitter account has been closed down and these tweets have been deleted
The tweets, which have now been deleted, said: "Not sure who that nasty close friend of George but I was in a relationship with George Michael till I found him dead in bed. "The only thing George wanted is to DIE. He tried numbers of times to kill himself many times and finally he managed. "We loved each other very much and we were together almost 24 hours a day.." On Christmas Day, Mr Fawaz tweeted: “Its a Xmas I will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning..I will never stop missing you."
George Michael in pictures Mon, December 26, 2016 Pop icon George Michael in pictures Play slideshow Getty Images 1 of 16 George Michael Performs At Palais Garnier in 2012
Police have said that the postmortem of the singer’s body last week was ‘inconclusive’ and did not confirm the cause of death. Thames Valley Police has said that further tests are being carried out but the results will not be known for several weeks. The police force, which is preparing a file for the Oxfordshire Coroner, said: “Mr Michael's death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious." George’s manager Michael Lippman has said the singer died of a suspercted heart failure. There has been a huge outpouring of grief over Christmas with many fans saying that George provided the soundtrack to their lives.
I should be able to share my beautiful moments with the man I love regardless... x A photo posted by Fadi Fawaz (@fadi_fawaz) on Dec 30, 2016 at 2:54pm PST
I will never stop missing you George the kind and the most beautiful man ever. Xxx A photo posted by Fadi Fawaz (@fadi_fawaz) on Dec 28, 2016 at 5:53am PST