Freddie Mercury reportedly had a ‘secret’ child and she’s now criticised the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which was released in 2018 and starred actor Rami Malek as the late singer
A woman who claims to be the daughter of the late Freddie Mercury has criticised the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. She alleges that the acclaimed film is “full of fabrication” and that the singer-songwriter would have been “appalled” by it.
It was reported earlier this year that Queen vocalist Freddie, who died, aged 45, back in 1991, had a ‘secret’ child, whose identity has not been revealed. It’s been claimed that he fathered a daughter with the wife of a friend in the 1970s.
The news came ahead of the biography Love, Freddie being released next month. It’s expected to delve into the claim that Freddie had a child and his supposed daughter is said to have spoken to the book’s author, Lesley-Ann Jones.
Now, ahead of its publication, the woman claiming to be his daughter has spoken out over the film Bohemian Rhapsody, which was released in 2018. Starring Rami Malek in the lead role, it focused on aspects of Freddie’s life.
The Oscar-winning film followed Queen’s rise to fame and Freddie’s solo career, for example. It also explored the band’s Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985 and referred to his relationship with Mary Austin.
According to the Sun, the woman who claims to be Freddie’s child came forward simply to correct “a movie that is full of fabrication” ahead of the biography’s release. The outlet shared several apparent concerns.
She’s said to have complained that, unlike Freddie, actor Rami ‘never smiled or looked happy’. It adds that she is also upset over how Freddie’s Aids diagnosis was handled and accused producers of inaccuracies about the dates.
The woman, who claimed that Freddie’s life has been “distorted, twisted and rewritten” since his death, suggested that he would have blocked the film unless he had some input. She told the outlet that he would have been “appalled” by it.
She added that if the late performer had been alive to watch it, it would have made his hair “stand on end.” Further, about Bohemian Rhapsody, she said, “This film presents a version of him so far removed from the truth.”
Freddie’s bandmate Brian May, who is said to have been a consultant on the film, defended Bohemian Rhapsody against criticism over inaccuracies in 2019. Addressing critics who took issue with the timeline, he told Guitar World that those behind the film weren’t making a documentary.
He said: “We weren’t making a documentary. It wasn’t supposed to be ‘this happened, and then this happened.’ This was an attempt to get inside Freddie Mercury and portray his inner life – his drive, his passion, his fears and weaknesses.”
Brian added that they wanted to portray his relationship with his bandmates and suggested that Freddie would “love it”. The guitarist stated in the interview that it’s a “good, honest representation” of his late bandmate as a person.
Producer Graham King has previously said that it isn’t a documentary. As reported after the premiere of the film, he said in 2018: “[Freddie’s bandmates] were very opinionated in the early days about the movie they wanted. I told May, ‘We’re making a film, not a documentary’.”
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