Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth is alive, Jason Lee refuses to retract his story
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Queen Elizabeth update: HU refuses to retract story after palace comment
‘I always come with receipts’: Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee said after Buckingham Palace confirmed Queen Elizabeth is alive.
Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth is alive, Jason Lee refuses to retract his story
Image via Photo by Paul Hackett – WPA Pool/Getty Images/ Twitter @theonlyjasonlee
If “I said what I said” was a person, it would be Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee. The celebrity blogger has refused to back down from reports he published stating Queen Elizabeth has died.
This, despite Buckingham Palace stating that the royal had had her weekly meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week.
Jason has maintained that his source is “not lying” after publishing the report on Tuesday, 22 February.
PALACE GIVES QUEEN ELIZABETH HEALTH UPDATE
Although Buckingham Palace refused to respond to Hollywood Unlocked’s original claims, it did reveal that Queen Elizabeth had carried out one of her official duties this week.
This, despite suffering from “mild” Covid-19 symptoms after testing positive last week.
Confirming that she was indeed alive and well, a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed that she had spoken to the PM on Wednesday. “Her Majesty did speak to the prime minister this evening,” said the spokesperson.
However Queen Elizabeth has since cancelled two virtual meetings.
The spokesperson added on Thursday, 24 February: “The two virtual audiences that had previously been scheduled to take place today will now be rescheduled for a later date”.
JASON LEE HITS BACK AT CRITICS
After standing by his claims relating to Queen Elizabeth, Jason Lee revealed that he was working on a follow-up story.
“I ALWAYS come with receipts” he tweeted.
He also took offence to a fellow entertainment reporter who implored him to stop posting false information.
He tweeted: “I’m ok with people having their opinions of me and my work. But if you disrespect me publicly I’m going to violate you publicly. I can drop those receipts”.
