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Queen-Uproar Over Freddie Doc

Brian May is not pleased with a recently aired docu-drama on the life of Freddie Mercury on England’s Channel 5, The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants To Live Forever?, and he’s not alone.

May says, “Don’t blame us, folks. We got wind of this project about six months ago, and asked them (nicely) to bin it. So did Freddie’s family. But Channel 5 were determined to go ahead. Shame on Channel 5. The cads even used my song title! Not cool. However the general feeling seems to be that this unwelcome little effort is already dying a quick natural death…”

Echoing Brian’s sentiment is singer-actor Tim Curry, who tweets: “Worst bit of this Freddie docu-drama? The wigs? The acting? The bi-erasure? Reducing a great man’s life and talent to a smut fest? I don’t know.”

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