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FILE - In this Saturday, July 2, 2005 file photo, British singer George Michael accompanied by other musicians and children from Africa wave to the crowds goodbye at the finale the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said on Christmas day, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis,File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, British singer George Michael performs at a concert to raise money for the AIDS charity Sidaction, during the Symphonica tour at Palais Garnier Opera house in Paris, France. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez (8) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) shoots against Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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FILE- In this June 25, 2008, file photo, singer George Michael performs during his "Live Global Tour" concert in Inglewood, Calif. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 1988, file photo, singing great Aretha Franklin, right, joins George Michael during his Faith World Tour in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53.(AP Photo/Rob Kozloff, File)
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FILE - In this April 7, 1985 file photo, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of the British group WHAM! perform during a concert in Peking, China. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 18, 1993, file photo, pop star George Michael, 30, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London at the start of his court action against Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alistair Grant, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 31, 1989 file photo, George Michael accepts one of his three American Music Awards during ceremonies in Los Angeles. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 1993, file photo, pop star George Michael arrives to give evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Michael was petitioning the court to release him from his contract with Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alistair Grant)
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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 1993 file photo, George Michael performs at "Concert of Hope" to mark World AIDS Day at London's Wembley Arena. According to a publicist on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, the singer has died at the age of 53. (AP Photo/Gill Allen)
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George Michael performs at a concert to raise money for AIDS charity Sidaction at Palais Garnier Opera house in Paris, France, on Sept. 9, 2012. (Associated Press)
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New York Giants' Eli Manning passes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016, file photo, Democrat Hilary Franz, a candidate for Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands, poses in Cle Elum, Wash. The newly elected commissioner of public lands said her top priorities after taking office will be preparing public lands to deal with climate change and to find ways to strength local rural economies. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 file photo three of Deepwater Wind's turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I. The opening of the nation's first offshore wind farm was among the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2016, file photo, buildings at St. George's School sit on a hill in Middletown, R.I. Dozens of former students at the school said they were abused by staff and fellow students at the Middletown school as far back as the 1970s and as recently as 2004. It was among the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE -- In this Jan. 5, 2016 file photo, Anne Scott, center, of Charlottesville, Va., and Katie Wales Lovkay, right, of Granby, Conn., both who attended St. George's School from 1977-1980, participate in a news conference in Boston as attorney Eric MacLeish, left, listens. Dozens of former students at the school said they were abused by staff and fellow students at the Middletown school as far back as the 1970s and as recently as 2004. It was among the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, the casket of former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci passes the Providence Performing Arts Center on a horse drawn carriage on its way to the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I. The death of Cianci on Jan. 28 was among the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
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FILE - This Sept. 10, 2014, file photo shows former Providence, R.I., Mayor Buddy Cianci. The death of Cianci on Jan. 28, 2016, was among the state's top stories during the year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE - This April 11, 2016 photo shows a portion of the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy campus in Exeter, N.H. Two former teachers at the academy acknowledged sexual misconduct, and a former admissions officer pleaded not guilty to sexual abuse. It was one of the state's top stories in 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)