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US report: George Michael autopsy 'cover up' - what really killed him

A US publication has released sensational details about his passing - by New Idea
  • 17 Mar 2017
US report: George Michael autopsy 'cover up' - what really killed him Getty

A UK coroner’s report declaring pop icon George Michael died a 'natural' death has effectively ‘covered up’ the truth about the true nature of his very sad passing, it has been claimed today in a sensational US report.

 

American magazine The National Enquirer says it has got a copy of George’s autopsy breakdown, which determined the beloved icon suffered from a dilated cardiomyopathy - a disease which affects the heart muscle and makes it grow thinner.

 

The condition is often linked to cocaine and amphetamine abuse, according to experts. George was well known as a heavy drugs user.

 

He also had myocarditis, a heart inflammation common in patients with compromised immune systems. The magazine controversially claims George was HIV positive – an allegation the late star never addressed publicly.

 

An unnamed source is quoted as saying by the magazine: ‘George’s immune system was shot because he was HIV positive for a very long time.

 

‘But it was cocaine and [other] drugs that brought him down and it was speed that caused his heart to explode.’

 

George also suffered from a fatty liver, a common result of alcohol abuse.

 

The star’s rep has not responded to the publication’s sensational claims.

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