He'll be like a kid in a sweety shop
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:08 am
George Michael won't be going short of cock for a few weeks...
George Michael has been given an eight-week sentence for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.
He was also fined £1,250 at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London and given a five-year driving ban.
The 47-year-old singer was arrested in July in Hampstead, north London after driving his Range Rover into a branch of photographic store Snappy Snaps.
Last month he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis.
The singer was told then that his offences were "a serious matter" and that he could face imprisonment.
Michael will serve four weeks in prison, with the rest of his sentence spent out on licence under the supervision of the probation service.
The pop star was greeted by a horde of photographers as he arrived at court earlier.
In 2007 he admitted another charge of driving while unfit through use of drugs at Brent Magistrates Court in London.
Michael was found slumped at the wheel of his car in the early hours of 4 July having crashed it into the store frontage.
He was arrested and taken to Hampstead police station, where he was found to be carrying cannabis cigarettes.
Michael shot to fame as half of pop duo Wham! before embarking on a successful career as a solo artist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11299938