George Michael's childhood friend Andros Georgiou hits back after it emerges he is being sued for launching a website charging fans to watch behind the scenes footage of record, Trojan Souls17:14, 29 Jul 2026Updated 17:22, 29 Jul 2026Singer George Michael’s childhood friend says he is ‘fighting for George’ as he takes on the late star’s estate over a secret, unreleased album. Andros Georgiou is being sued after launching a website charging fans to watch behind the scenes footage of record, Trojan Souls.Speaking to the Mirror, Andros, 63, hit out at the decision by the estate to lodge a case against him at London's Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court. He said: "The truth is the truth. I’m not frightened of this. I’m fighting for George as much as I’m fighting for myself. Can you imagine him spending all this money taking me to court? That money could have gone to worthy causes but instead they are coming after the person he grew up with. It would never have happened if George was alive.”Michael worked on the album for months until his Brazilian boyfriend Anselmo Feleppa died of Aids in March 1993 and he lost interest in music. The album would have collaborated with other famous singers such as Sir Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Bryan Ferry. Andros shot 90mins of footage on a camcorder, which shows Michael playing the piano, performing vocals with backing singers and talking to producers about his track list.‌Andros and George who are second cousins, shared a close friendship after their fathers moved to the UK from Cyprus together in 1953. “I’ve still got the camera I filmed it on. I’ve still got all the original tapes,” he said. “It’s my film. Their argument seems to be about George’s image, but they don’t have a hope in hell on the copyright because it’s my footage.”The former music executive says he asked the estate’s lawyers to attend mediation in an attempt to resolve the dispute but claimed those requests were rejected. He also accused the estate of attempting to “cut me out of history” and insisted he has no plans to back down. “I don’t want to fight, but trust me, I’ll fight if I have to,” he said. “If they push me, I’ll push back.”He said interest in his website had surged since news of the court action emerged. “I’ve made more sales in the last 48 hours than I had before,” he said. “The fans have been incredible. This was a very big mistake on their behalf, we are going through the roof at the moment. It will never come down.”They had been estranged before the star's death on Christmas Day, 2016, but had spoken in the final few weeks of his life. They previously fell out after George's arrest in an LA public toilet in 1998.The dispute comes as Andros prepares a new edition of his memoir, alongside a planned feature film based on his life and friendship with Michael. The singer died of natural causes at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, aged just 53.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌