When it comes to "they'd be rolling in their graves" behaviour of deceased celebrities' families after their loved one has passed away, you'd struggle to find a more worthy contender for the "worst ever" crown than the Hutchences.

As though it wasn't bad enough that Rhett Hutchence had hawked a few bags of brother Michael's belongings and scribblings on eBay (though he stopped short of using one of my favourite related phrases, "It's what he would've wanted"), now sister Tina has caught the auction bug, logging on with a particularly naff username to offload some Michael memorabilia:

Under the guise of the distasteful username lilytigerlily - a reference to the Australian rocker's daughter - Tina Hutchence endeavoured to sell the handwritten lyrics to the INXS track Wild Life featured on the band's highest-selling 1987 album, Kick.

"Written on an 8-inch by 12-inch page in Michael Hutchence's scratchy handwriting, torn out of a notebook," the item description reads.

"It was among some papers Michael left in storage in Hong Kong and turned over to his family in 1999.

"The paper is slightly discoloured but in good condition."

After initially listing the item at a starting bid of $US300, Hutchence - who lives in Nevada - shut down the sale when potential buyers began asking too many questions about the authenticity of the lyrics.

The irony in all this, as though I need to point it out, is that the Hutchence clan is fond of dissing Tiger's adoptive dad, Bob Geldof, for his apparently poor family credentials, when in actuality the Hutchences could probably do to take a few leaves out of Sir Bob's book.

Ten bucks says sooner or later one of them will pick up a belt at the op shop and try to pass it off as "an important piece of memorabilia for any INXS fan or collector, LOOK NOW! Rare!"

 

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