Los Angeles's UPN13 is reporting the legendary guitarist actually passed away in a secluded Beverly Hills residence owned by fellow Beatle Paul McCartney.
Citing unnamed sources, the TV station says McCartney met with Harrison about two weeks before his death. During his visit, McCartney reportedly agreed to let Harrison use the home, which is only minutes from UCLA Medical Center, where Harrison sought cancer treatment.
McCartney had purchased the Hollywood Hills spread from rocker Courtney Love in March, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The report sheds some light on the mystery surrounding Harrison's death certificate, which claimed he died of "metastatic non-small lung cancer" on November 29 at 1:20 p.m. at 1971 Coldwater Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills--an address listed to Harrison's wife, Olivia.
But that address doesn't exist. Harrison was believed to have died at the home of family friend and noted celebrity security expert Gavin de Becker, the person who broke the news of the death. But de Becker doesn't own any property on Coldwater Canyon.
The fake address may have been floated to keep the death site from becoming another stop on Hollywood's ghoulish celebrity death tours.
Because falsifying public documents is a misdemeanor offense under California law, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred filed a complaint with the Los Angeles County District Attorney, saying that no one, not even the rich and famous, should be above the law.
But the complaint has been put on the backburner, according to District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison. "An investigation could take up to year and with the holidays coming, it's just not a priority," says Robison.
While the address doesn't match the death certificate, the McCartney property is on Coldwater Canyon. He purchased the 4,200-square foot, four-bedroom French Country-style manor for $4 million from Courtney Love to use as an L.A. retreat when he was in town.
The house was originally built in 1938 and attracted such celebs as Ellen DeGeneres, Love, McCartney--and apparently Harrison--because its stone walls, mature trees and gated entrance keep away gawkers.
This is the second time Paul's name has been linked to a Beatles death mystery. When his wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998, she was originally said to have passed away in Santa Barbara, California. It later turned out that the family had fibbed for the purpose of privacy and that she likely died at McCartney's ranch in Arizona.