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TOKYO : Most celebrities go to great lengths to keep their private lives under wraps. George Michael's doing just the opposite by telling all in a film.
"I'm actually, believe it or not, quite an honest man," the British singer said at a Tokyo news conference to promote "George Michael: A Different Story."
Directed by Southan Morris, the documentary traces Michael's life and career.
In the first half, Michael, born in 1963 in London as the son of a Greek-Cypriot immigrant, looks back on his childhood and his days with pop duo Wham!
The second half focuses on his private life, including his relationship with late partner Anselmo Feleppa, his lawsuit against Sony Music in 1993, his arrest for a lewd act in a Beverly Hills park restroom in 1998 and his coming out the same year.
Michael said the point of making the film was to explain the other side of his story--not what tabloids had written about him.
Although he found filming about past hardships depressing, the singer said his current partner, Kenny Goss, supported him.
"I feel like the difficult period is over. I'm much happier," he said.
Michael said that though he and Goss plan to tie the knot under a new British law permitting civil partnerships--in effect, same-sex marriages--the couple have no plans to hold a wedding ceremony.
"We'll probably sign the papers on our 10th anniversary, which is in June," he said.
Copyright 2005 The Asahi Shimbun Company. All rights reserved. No reproduction or republication without written permission.
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