A new documentary about out singer George Michael will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, according to BBC News. A Different Story features Michael discussing a variety of subjects, from his early days in Wham! to his squabbles with Sony Records to his 1998 public-lewdness arrest to the death of his boyfriend from complications due to AIDS. Also featured in the film are interviews with Andrew Ridgeley and Wham! backup singers Pepsii and Shirlie, along with Sting, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Oasis's Noel Gallagher, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, and American Idol's Simon Cowell.
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