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George Michael’sex-boyfriendFadi Fawazhas reportedly been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal damage after allegedly trashing the late Wham! singer’s London mansion.
The 46-year-old former hairdresser was taken into custody in handcuffs on Tuesday night after neighbors reported seeing a man on the roof of the more than $6 million Regent’s Park home — which Fawaz had been staying at since Michael’s death at the age of 53 in December 2016 — to police, multiple outlets, includingthe Blast,the SunandMetro U.K., report.
In a statement, police told the outlets that when officers arrived at the home, “the man was no longer on the roof but inside the address, which had extensive damage. Due to the damage inside the property the London Fire Brigade attended.”
“The man, aged in his mid-40s, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal damage,” the statement continued. “He has been taken into custody at a north London police station.”
According to witnesses, Fawaz could be heard shouting, “I am not going there, I am not going there, I am staying here, I want to stay here,” before being led into the police van.
According to the Sun, Michael (whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) had not left anything in his more than $120 million will to Fawaz, who has had acontentious relationshipwith some members of Michael’s family.
Fawaz — who had dated Michael since at least 2015 but kept their relationship mostly under the radar — previously spoke out in March 2017 about Michael’s death.
It hadpreviously been speculatedthat Michael had died of drug-related complications — with some even raising questions aboutFawaz’s role in the singer’s death, despite Thames Valley Police treating it as “unsuspicious” from an early stage.
“George can rest in peace now,” Fawaz toldthe Mirror. “I am happy now he can rest, and we can rest as well. I am sure George is happy, now that everything is out. We can move forward.”
“Now I can start grieving…without being looked at in a funny way,” Fawaz said. “It was painful walking the street and getting funny looks.”
source: people.com
