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Launched his own solo career, never looking back, but headed straight into his first big culture clash. >> the year was 1987. george michael looking the confident rock star, in a provocative video with an equally provocative title. the legendary casey kasem refused to say the title of the song on his top 40 radio show and some radio stations wouldn't even play the song until after dark. michael's lyrics bumped heads with not just conservative who is thought he'd gone too far, but with a hollywood desperate to bring attention to the aids epidemic and the need for safe sex. michael would later s...

But with a hollywood desperate to bring attention to the aids epidemic and the need for safe sex. michael would later say his lyrics were misunderstood. by the late 1980s, george michael was a bona fide superstar, garnering awards, hanging out with celebrities and royalty, and delivering more hits, like "father figure" ♪ >> reporter: and "one more try". ♪ ♪ >> it can be said the 1990s weren't quite as kind. april 7th, 1998, michael was arrested by an undercover male police officer charged with engaging in a lewd act at a park in beverly hills, california. it took no time for his arrest t...

Bumped heads with not just conserve ties who thought he had gone too far but with a hollywood desperate to bring attention to the aids epidemic and the need for safe sex. michael would later say his lyrics were misunderstood. by the late 1980s george michael was a bona fide superstar, garnering awards, hanging out with celebrities and royalty and delivering more hits, like "father figure." ♪ i will be your father figure put your tiny hands in mine ♪ >> reporter: and one more try. ♪ so i don't want to learn to hold you touch you ♪ >> reporter: and there was the hit song "monk requee"mon...

Equally provocative title. ♪ i want your sex >> reporter: the song's lyrics were considered by some to be, well, ranchy. the legendary casey casum ref e refused to say the title and other stations didn't play it until after dark. michael's dlyrics invoking the pleasures of sex bumped heads with not just conservatives who thought he'd gone too far but with a hollywood desperate to bring attention to the aids epidemic and safe sex. michael would later say his lyrics were misunderstood. by the late 1980s, george michael was a superstar, garnering awards, hanging with celebs and royalty, and del...

Michael's lyrics speaking directly about sex bumped heads with not just conservatives who thought he'd gone too far, but with a hollywood desperate to bring attention to the aids epidemic and the need for safe sex. michael would later say his lyrics were misunderstood. by the late 1980s, george michael was a bona fide superstar. garnering awards, hanging out with celebrities and royalty, and delivering more hits. like "father figure." ♪ and "one more try." ♪ and there was the hit song, "monkey." ♪ in the 1980s, george michael saw the height of his success. it can be said the 1990s weren'...