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'CHOOSE DEATH'

Sick eBay traders slammed for cashing in on George Michael’s death with twisted £7.50 t-shirts

HEARTLESS eBay traders are cashing in on George Michael dying by flogging t-shirts emblazoned with ‘Choose Death’ ahead of his funeral.

George, who was found dead at home on Christmas Day, was famed for wearing a ‘Choose Life’ white shirt in Wham’s 1984 video for Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.

 The singer pictured in the 1980s in the famous white t-shirt which is now being sold with the words 'Choose Death' in sick ads cashing in on the star's death
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The singer pictured in the 1980s in the famous white t-shirt which is now being sold with the words 'Choose Death' in sick ads cashing in on the star's deathCredit: Scope Features
 One of the advertisements for the 'Choose Death' t-shirts which have sparked outrage among fans of the Wham singer who died at home on Christmas Day
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One of the advertisements for the 'Choose Death' t-shirts which have sparked outrage among fans of the Wham singer who died at home on Christmas Day
George Michael
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The famous musician was found dead in his home in Oxfordshire which has led to a police investigation after 'inconclusive' post-mortem resultsCredit: PA

Furious fans are outraged by the tasteless tops.

One eBay advert posted by a user sharmat4I, based in the USA, describes his listing as: 'George Michael Choose Death. Funny Wham music tribute t-shirt!'

Another said: “It is a spoof of the ‘Choose Life’ t-shirts made famous by George Michael’s band Wham! in the 1980s.”

The grim shirts are being sold on numerous online sites, including eBay, for as little as £7.50.

Sean Dickinson, 46, from Brighton, said: “I can’t believe people are selling these t-shirts. George was such an icon and he hasn’t even been laid to rest yet.

“You’d think people would have a conscience and remove them from sale. It is sick.”

George, who was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on 25 December by his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz, is due to be buried later this month.

A post-mortem has proved inconclusive and police have launched an investigation on behalf of the coroner.

Thames Valley Police have described George’s death as “unexplained” and it is being treated as “non-suspicious”.

 George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Wham at London Heathrow Airport during their heyday as pop heartthrobs
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George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Wham at London Heathrow Airport during their heyday as pop heartthrobsCredit: Alpha Press
 The listing for the tasteless item reads: “George Michael Choose Death. Funny Wham music tribute t-shirt!”
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The listing for the tasteless item reads: “George Michael Choose Death. Funny Wham music tribute t-shirt!”
George Michael with Fadi Fawaz
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George Michael with his partner Fadi Fawaz, who made the heartbreaking discovery on Christmas Day, when he found the singer dead in his bed

Cops have confirmed they will be looking at a criminal investigation if further tests reveal he died of a drugs overdose.

A spokesman for the force said: “If the post-mortem results indicate that some sort of criminal activity has taken place, then it would become a criminal investigation.

“In cases where someone dies of a drug overdose, we would seek to establish who supplied those drugs.” A date is yet to be confirmed for George’s funeral.


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