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George Michael\u2019s sister slams Elton John\u2019s claim that George was uncomfortable being gay<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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The sister of singer George Michael<\/a> has spoken out against Michael\u2019s longtime friend and fellow out gay<\/a> singer Elton John after remarks John made suggesting George Michael was never comfortable with his sexuality.<\/p>\n

Appearing on the TV show The Talk<\/em>, John spoke out about his late friend, noting he was \u201cso uncomfortable in his skin about being gay<\/a> even though he said he wasn\u2019t.\u201d Michael had come out to friends as bisexual<\/a> at age 19 and came out publicly in 1999.<\/p>\n

Related: LISTEN: New George Michael song released \u2013 his first since 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Now George Michael\u2019s sister Melanie Panayiotou, 55, tells The Big Issue<\/a> that George Michael had no problem with his sexuality, referring to him as \u201cmy \u2018very-proud-to-be-gay<\/a>\u2019 brother, contrary to what you may have read recently.\u201d<\/p>\n

In interviews following his coming out, George Michael<\/a> admitted that he dated both men<\/a> and women<\/a> and struggled with his sexuality while part of the pop group Wham! in the 1980s. He also feared that with AIDS rampant at the time, and with his mother still living, that he would bring disgrace to his career if he ever came out. Following his 1998 arrest for propositioning a man<\/a> in a public bathroom, and his subsequent coming out a year later, George Michael confessed to suffering from depression after leaving Wham! over fears that he may be outed. That said, in the years that followed, Michael never shied away from discussing his love life or sexuality in interviews.<\/p>\n

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