Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Michael was arrested in Beverly Hills after an encounter with an undercover police officer in a public restroom. He pleaded no contest to a lewd-conduct charge, was fined $810 and ordered to complete 80 hours of community service. | Source |
| Michael secretly donated royalties from “Jesus to a Child” to ChildLine and supported numerous charities, including Comic Relief, Macmillan Cancer Support, the Terrence Higgins Trust and Help a London Child. He also volunteered at a homeless shelter and made substantial private donations to individuals in need. Much of this work only became public after his death. | Source | |
| 1984 | Michael participated in the original Band Aid recording of “Do They Know It's Christmas?”, which raised substantial funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. | Source |
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