From the mid 1980s to early 1990s, George Michael's career was on fire. But for most of the last decade, time would bring him devastating personal blows forcing him into a life of seclusion. The death of his lover of two years, Brazilian clothing designer Anselmo Feleppa, tore him apart. Shortly after, George entered a bitter legal battle with his record company Sony that he eventually lost. In 1997, George was dealt another heart-wrenching blow—his beloved mother died of cancer. After another bombshell, his arrest in 1998 for engaging in "lewd acts" in a Beverly Hills public restroom with a man who happened to be an undercover police officer, George decided to leave his public life behind. Now, George's back with a new album, Patience and boy, are we glad about it!
"These things in my personal life, and the time it took me to write again are really the reasons I haven't been around," George says. "I really just wanted to explain [to my fans] why I haven't been here, and to let them know it wasn't that I didn't care, but I didn't have the emotional energy to face what would have been an uphill struggle [in America] at the time."
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