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Michael Hutchence’s Siblings Continue To Honour His Memory Via eBay Sales
1:25PM Clem Bastow | 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!” More » 
Saint Geldof Still A Sinner In The Eyes Of The Hutchence Clan
11:57AM Clem Bastow | The sad story of little Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily continues, with another Hutchence family member sounding off about their niece/granddaughter/distant relative’s life with Bob Geldof.
Hutchence’s sister Tina, speaking to New Idea on the eve of the ten-year anniversary of Michael’s death, reckons Geldof is keen to legally adopt Tiger Lily and change her name to Geldof.
The Hutchence family has received a letter from Geldof’s lawyers informing them of his intention to change Tiger Lily’s name, Tina Hutchence said.
“In seven years, he’s given my mother just four days of supervised visits,” she said. “None of the rest of us have seen Tiger, only my mother, and that was with the nanny.
“And the interesting thing is Bob Geldof is patron of a charity called Grandparents Apart – a charity for grandparents who don’t get to see their grandchildren.”
You know, if the Hutchences hadn’t shown themselves to be money-grubbing whingers throughout the past ten years (that eBay auction springs to mind) then we might be inclined to side with them.
However, since Sir Bob seems to be doing a reasonably good job of caring for Tiger, we can’t help but see this as just another publicity grab – one thing that, like him or not (his endlessly snowballing charity gigs notwithstanding), Sir Bob does well to avoid.
If Tiger was “returned” to the Hutchences we get the feeling she’d be featuring in an RSL-touring jazz ballet spectacular faster than you could say “Bindi Irwin”. More » Michael Hutchence’s Mum Accuses “Satan” Geldof Of Wanting Tiger Lily’s Inheritance; We’re Sure Nanna Wants None Of It, Of Course
9:55AM Clem Bastow | The rather sad and sorry tale of Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily continues to bubble along, with her grandmother, Michael Hutchence’s mother Patricia Glassop, launching another attack on Bob Geldof.
All this kerfuffle is supposedly for the love of Tigerlily, as usual, and certainly not about her inheritance or anything like that. Here are some highlights
Referring to his much-used nickname of Saint Bob, Patricia said: “He’s certainly not a saint, I can’t see that side of him at all.
“I think he is Satan.”
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“I am not allowed to speak to her on the phone. He’s even changed the phone number.”
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She accused Geldof of greed, saying: “Whoever gets the child gets the inheritance.
He has control of Michael’s “money”.
Hmm, wasn’t there talk a while back of there actually being no money in Hutchence’s “inheritance”?
And given that poor little Tiger Lily is old enough to read the papers and watch the news, we wish the lot of them would just shut up. More » 