Celebrity news blog Hollywood Unlocked has backtracked on its false report that the Queen had died.
Two days after it was publicly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had tested positive for Covid-19, Hollywood Unlocked published a story with the headline: “HU Exclusive: Queen Elizabeth Dead.”
In the piece, the author laid out why Hollywood Unlocked and Lee had incorrectly believed the rumours to be true.
While Hollywood Unlocked was widely criticised for the story, founder Jason Lee insisted it was true, claiming: “We don’t post lies and I stand by my sources.”