India, Aug. 1 -- A friend of Nolan Wells is seeking legal representation in response to a surge of online speculation, refuting claims that a viral photograph depicts him alongside a woman whom certain social media users are trying to associate with Nolan's demise.

Attorney Russell Latino asserts that the dated high school photograph indeed features Bart Edmiston Jr. with a young woman, TMZ reported. However, he firmly maintains that she is not Katie McCormick, a woman whom social media users have sought to romantically connect to both Bart and Nolan.

Latino asserted that Bart has never been in a romantic relationship with Katie and was unaware of her existence prior to Nolan's passing.

Furthermore, Latino categorically rejected the id...