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George Michael: Outed

George Michael: Outed (2023)

March. 06,2023

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George Michael: Outed

In 1998, pop star George Michael was arrested for a lewd act in a Los Angeles public toilet. This is the story of how his response to a potentially career-crushing event changed history.

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George Michael: Outed

2023

In 1998, pop star George Michael was arrested for a lewd act in a Los Angeles public toilet. This is the story of how his response to a potentially career-crushing event changed history.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2023

5 Episode

Episode 1 - Episode 1

March. 06,2023

In 1998, George Michael was arrested for a lewd act in a LA toilet. The pop pin-up's secret was out. But why was it a secret? And how did George's exposure turn into a blow for gay liberation?

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Episode 2 - Episode 2

March. 06,2023

After his arrest, George Michael turned the PR playbook on its head - coming out on TV, and releasing hit video Outside celebrating gay hook-ups dressed as a cop.

Episode 3 - Outed Stories: Harvey Proctor

March. 06,2023

Through the 1980s and 90s, gay people were outed by the tabloid press against their will. Tory MP Harvey Proctor's political career was destroyed. And then 30 years later it happened again.

Episode 4 - Outed Stories: Terry Dunning

March. 06,2023

Branded a 'home-wrecker', social worker Terry Dunning was outed by the Express in 1993. Thirty years later, Terry and family tell his story.

Episode 5 - Outed Stories: Andrew Hartle

March. 06,2023

Splashed across the headlines, simply for being gay, destroyed an anaesthetist's army career, and almost his life.

In 1998, pop star George Michael was arrested for a lewd act in a Los Angeles public toilet. This is the story of how his response to a potentially career-crushing event changed history.