Overview
- The estate of George Michael filed a legal claim at London’s Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, alleging that the release of Trojan Souls breached its rights.
- Former friend and manager Andros Georgiou has published a film titled Trojan Souls — The Greatest Album That Was Never Made and is charging viewers about £4.99 for 48 hours of access.
- Georgiou says he shot the early 1990s footage with George Michael’s approval and asserts ownership of the film and recordings while publicly condemning the estate’s action.
- The court filing names holding companies Robobuild Limited and Big Geoff Overseas Limited as claimants and lists Georgiou and distributor Tribe Media among the defendants.
- Trojan Souls was an unfinished project from 1992–1993 that stopped after the illness and 1993 death of George Michael’s partner Anselmo Feleppa and the dispute raises wider questions about who controls and can monetise archival material after an artist’s death.