George Michael told his Twitter followers that he may not appear at the Black Ball London.  He said:

On the weekend, got some kind of infection in my lower jaw and the left side of my face now resembles a hairy football … I look like Marlon Brando ( I wish….) in the Godfather if they forgot to stuff the right cheek! … Anyway the point is I dont know if it will clear up in time for Wednesdays Black Ball Charity event with Alicia Keys … Which would be terrible, I don’t want to let down the charity, which is excellent, and I would  love to sing with Alicia, shes wonderful….