The man with whom George Michael was romantically involved has revealed that he is the one who found his partner dead in bed on Christmas morning.
Celebrity hairstylist Fadi Fawaz, sent out a heartbreaking tweet that he found Michael's lifeless body in bed Sunday morning.
Fawaz opened up about the moment he found him to the Daily Telegraph.
“We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch,” he said. “I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don’t know what happened yet. Everything had been very complicated recently, but George was looking forward to Christmas, and so was I. Now everything is ruined. I want people to remember him the way he was — he was a beautiful person.”
The singing sensation reportedly died from heart failure at his home in Goring, England.
Michael's family released a statement confirming his death and asked for privacy during this difficult time.
“It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George Michael passed away peacefully over the Christmas period,” the statement read. “The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time.”
Tributes from many celebrities flooded social media as the news of his death broke and shocked the music industry.