Anything that was meant to remain private by Mercury was pretty much exposed by Paul Prenter, Mercury's former manager, personal assistant and sexual partner. The Pretner character, played brilliantly by Irish born actor, Allen Leech, served the purpose as the movie's antagonist.
Bohemian Rhapsody saw Allen Leech play Freddie Mercury's manager and lover Paul Prenter. A person that many Queen fans have regarded as Freddie's Judas, for selling a story to The Sun about the singer's personal life and intimate relationships.
But unfortunately for him, he won't be able to tell his side of the story. That's because Paul Prenter died in 1991 due to complications from AIDS, per The Belfast Telegraph. Coincidentally, that's the same year the disease took the life of Mercury.
Three years after Freddie's death, Jim published a book about his time with the singer titled Mercury and Me. He worked as Freddie's gardener after moving into the singer's Kensington mansion, and preferred to stay away from the rock and roll lifestyle.
Rami himself has revealed that he is lip-syncing, but it's not just Freddie's voice that we hear. "It is an amalgamation of a few voices," he told the Metro US. "But predominantly it is my hope and the hope of everyone that we will hear as much Freddie as possible.
So it's not surprising to learn that neither “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek nor “Green Book” lead Mahershala Ali could play a note before tackling their roles as real-life keyboard prodigies Freddie Mercury and Dr. Don Shirley.
Since the band actually helped contribute to the film, it seems that they've always been pro-Bohemian Rhapsody. Brian May, the Queen guitarist who was involved in the production, raved about the cast and crew, particularly Rami.
'Yes, I love you,' I whispered and kissed him on the forehead." On the morning of November 24, Freddie woke at 6am and spoke what would be his last two words: 'Pee, Pee'. After helping the 'terribly weak' star to the toilet, Jim carried him back to the bed.
Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin were so close, that at one stage Freddie asked her to marry him, and he also left her half of his £75 million estate, including the £25 million Georgian mansion in Kensington. They did in fact date, and although they split up as romantic partners, they remained very close friends.
However, Mercury did leave him with £500,000 (nearly $1 million, per the 1991 conversion rate), which he used to move back to Ireland. He also wrote a book about their relationship, simply titled Mercury and Me. Hutton died on January 1, 2010, after a long battle with cancer.
Freddie didn't fire Queen manager John Reid
In the Bohemian Rhapsody film, manager John Reid (played by Aidan Gillen) tried to persuade Mercury to drop the rest of the band and go solo, leading the singer to kick the businessman out of his limo and fire him.
Not only did Paul Prenter become a young Freddie Mercury's lover, but Freddie hired him as his manager, which many would argue was the first step towards disaster.
(As screenwriter Anthony McCarten said, "[W]e're making a movie here, not a documentary.") But many critics have called into question the way Bohemian Rhapsody dramatized the real events of its story—and, in many cases throughout the film, completely made things up entirely to fit the story that Queen's Brian May and ...
Prenter sold the paper several photographs of Freddie with various lovers and these were thrown over two pages under the heading All The Queen's Men."
Bohemian Rhapsody was announced in 2010, with Sacha Baron Cohen set to play Mercury. After he left the project in 2013 following creative differences with producers, the project languished for several years before Malek was cast in November 2016.
The band's performance was broadcast to an estimated 1.9 billion people worldwide and helped to raise millions of dollars for famine relief. The success of Queen's performance at Live Aid helped to revive their career, which had been faltering at the time.
Brian May – US$210 million
Coming in at No 1, the richest Queen member is guitarist (and astrophysicist!) Brian May.
The guests included the star's bandmates and their wives, as well as Elton John, Mary Austin and Freddie's partner Jim Hutton.
On June 2, 1979, Hutton died of liver cancer, two days after his 45th birthday, and a month after being diagnosed.
However, it was later found out that he had informed only those he most truly trusted, with Hutton being one of those people. Mercury told Hutton that he would understand if he wanted to end their relationship to which Hutton replied, “I love you, Freddie, I'm not going anywhere.”
Freddie died on November 24, 1991, at home at One Garden Lodge, West Kensington. His funeral was conducted on November 27, 1991, by a Zoroastrian priest at West London Crematorium, according to his wishes. A small intimate group of just 35 close friend and family attended, including Elton.
What was Freddie Mercury's final statement? Freddie Mercury's released a statement just one day before he died, which read: "Following enormous conjecture in the press, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS.
But let's face it, Bohemian Rhapsody is just impossible to sing by yourself because of those multiple voices that are essential to the song. So, we recommend you take some friends with you, grab the mic, and just bring it on.
Now, guitar legend May has doubled down on his praise for the Mr Robot star – and insists that he deserves to be part of the conversation as awards season rolls around. “He's incredible… without doubt he'll be on the nominations list for an Oscar and well deserved as well,” May told the Press Association.
It's a wonderful piece of acting – and a lot of that wasn't in the script. And when I watch it I feel that is so Freddie. He'd talk quietly, puff on his cigarette, not want to come out with the words. Eventually, he did it – in a very cut-and-dry manner.