David Gest: Producer, Friend of Michael Jackson, Found Dead in London Hotel

Gest planned a UK tour for the summer of 2016 called “David Gest Is Not Dead, But Alive With Soul,” a musical.

U.S. music producer David Gest poses with some of his collection of entertainment memorabilia at an auction house in London on Nov. 21, 2007. Music producer David Gest, ex-husband of Liza Minnelli, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 62. AP Photo/Sang Tan, file

62-year-old David Gest has been found dead in a London hotel, according to the Metropolitan Police force.

Gest’s friend Imad Handi confirmed his death, remembering him as “a natural star and a genuine celebrity.”

He was found around 10 a.m. on April 12, in the 5-star Four Seasons hotel.

Gest had planned a U.K. tour over the summer of 2016 called 'David Gest Is Not Dead, But Alive With Soul,' a musical.