False report of Queen Elizabeth’s death could be a mix-up about Queens Of The Stone Age
nme.comQueens Of The Stone Age singer Mark Lanegan who died earlier this week.Hollywood Unlocked claimed that it had received exclusive confirmation from a source that the British monarch passed away on Tuesday morning (February 22).But the news was false.
In an unrelated statement, Buckingham Palace announced yesterday (February 23) that the Queen had spoken with Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the phone despite suffering mild symptoms after a recent positive COVID diagnosis.However, Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee has since told Buzzfeed News that he stands by the story.“I would never post something like this if the person that told me, I did not trust.
People are asking why we posted without allowing the royal family or the Palace to release a statement. Why? Because we break stories.
And I’ve broken many stories that have been factual. We have never been wrong,” he told the publication yesterday.A post shared by HOLLYWOOD UNLOCKED (@hollywoodunlocked)A source suggested to Buzzfeed that there may have been a misunderstanding related to the death of Mark Lanegan – formerly a singer with Queens Of The Stone Age – who died unexpectedly on Tuesday.
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