HARRISON LEGAL BATTLE
George Harrison's widow has launched a law-suit against her former brother-in-law who allegedly tried to sell some of the Beatles legends possessions just a day after his death.
Court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court claim Carl Roles, who is married but estranged from Olivia Harrison's sister Linda Arias, contacted a reporter in Arizona on November 30.
Roles and his current partner Carol are accused of wrongfully possessing, selling and profiting from items described by Harrison as "household and personal items of sentimental value".
She has launched the suit, which is to be heard on February 1, in a bid to get the property returned. Harrison is also seeking unspecified damages and legal fees.
According to the suit, Roles contacted the reporter just a day after George Harrison's long-term battle against cancer ended. They arranged to meet-up with a collector, who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.
The couple, who have already admitted the property was taken from Harrison's Los Angeles home, arrived at the meeting with ten boxes of property, one of which was labelled 'GH $tuff", reports launch.com.
Meanwhile, George Harrison's posthumous single, 'My Sweet Lord', looks set to claim the UK Number One on Sunday. Midweek figures suggest the track, which has been released to raise funds for charity, will take the top spot ahead of Pink's 'Get The Party Started'.
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