The estate of George Michael has filed a lawsuit against former best friend Andros Georgiou for releasing footage of the late singer's unreleased album. The footage, titled Trojan Souls – The Greatest Album That Was Never Made, contains nearly 90 minutes of studio recordings from 1992 and 1993. The estate claims the release infringes on its intellectual property rights.
Georgiou, 63, argues that he had the singer’s full approval to produce the film. He states that the footage was captured by him during the Faith tour in Japan and later surfaced on social media. He says he released the film to prevent others from profiting from the original home video.
The film is available for purchase online, with a standard price of £4.99 for 48‑hour access and a VIP tier priced at £19.99. The VIP package includes additional unreleased tracks from the late artist’s catalog. The distributor, Tribe Media, is handling the sales.
The lawsuit was filed at London’s Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court. The estate alleges that the film was released without its permission and that the distribution breaches its rights to the artist’s legacy. The case also names the production house distributing the film.
Georgiou claims the legal action is driven by greed and that the singer would have disapproved of the lawsuit. He says he and the singer were close friends for over three decades and that the film was created with the singer’s knowledge.
