GEORGE MICHAEL - MICHAEL BUYS CONTROVERSIAL DIANA PAINTING

Pop superstar GEORGE MICHAEL has bought a controversial portrait of his friend DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, in which the late British royal stands in front of the words "Murdered?", "Pregnant?" and "Embalmed?".

The FREEDOM singer paid $45,000 (GBP25,000) for the painting by artist STELLA VINE, which he has now hung in his London home.

Vine, who owns an art gallery in Dallas, Texas, says, "He saw it on my website. I was inspired to paint after reading Diana's body was embalmed destroying any possible evidence she may have been pregnant."

Diana was killed in a car accident in a Paris, France, underpass in 1997. There have since been numerous conspiracy theories about her death, including speculation she was pregnant at the time.