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George Michael Auction Threatened by Explosive Family Row
Her brother says the sale would have been against her wishes and notes the collection could fetch more than £200,000.
- On Thursday, George Michael's memorabilia auction sparked a family row after his late personal assistant Siobhan Bailey's collection went under the hammer, with her family attempting to halt the sale.
- Siobhan Bailey died in 2014 without a registered will, causing her memorabilia collection to pass to her estranged husband, Ian Belcher, who decided to auction the items.
- Gerard Bailey told the BBC his sister would be "horrified at the prospect of the auction being held in her name," calling the sale "disingenuous" and "wholly unethical."
- Sworders auctioneers stated the legal title of the collection is not in question despite family disputes, declining further comment on requests to halt the sale.
- The 32-item collection, featuring a Gretsch Synchromatic guitar estimated between £60,000 and £120,000, is expected to fetch more than £200,000 total from Bailey's 20-year archive with Michael.
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The brother of George Michael's late personal assistant says she would not want the items sold.
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