Grease star Olivia Newton-John hired a priest to perform home exorcism. The Grease star flew in a Catholic priest to cast out the victim’s spirit in a bid to reassure potential buyers that the £4.5million property wasn’t haunted.The singer, her husband and two friends attended the spiritual cleansing last week during which prayers were said and holy water sprinkled around the rooms. The ceremony took place after builder Christopher Pariseletti committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in the house earlier this month. His body was found by a contractor who arrived while the property was empty. Pariseletti had worked on the property in Jupiter, Florida, and had a key. He is thought to have been in financial difficulty with his business facing closure. Friends of the depressed builder said he had asked Olivia, 64, for a loan to keep his company going. It is thought the singer refused to help and one theory is that by killing himself inside her house he knew it would make it difficult to sell. At the time, the four-bedroom home was reportedly under offer from US TV personality Rosie O’Donnell. She pulled out of the deal after the suicide, prompting Olivia to hold the spiritual cleansing. In an effort to find a new buyer she has also slashed more than £200,000 from the asking price – but still there are no takers. An estate agent in Orlando said the gruesome death of Pariseletti, who had helped re-model the property in 2011, had put off many buyers.“Unfortunately there is a grim notoriety to the house and people are put off by that. “Whoever buys the home will always know that someone blew their brains out in there. It is not the nicest housewarming present.” The suicide has led some of Olivia’s fans to speculate about a curse on those who have appeared in the hit 1978 film of the musical Grease.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:47:47 +0000
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