8-week jail for George Michael

Sep 15, 2010 |

London

A British court sentenced pop singer George Michael to eight weeks in jail on Tuesday after he admitted driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a shop. The 47-year-old Freedom and Careless Whisper star was arrested after his Range Rover car smashed into a photography shop in north London in the early hours of July 4.
Michael, who was charged under his real name Georgios Panayiotou, sighed as the sentence was announced and a fan sobbed in the public gallery of Highbury magistrates court in London as he was taken to the cells. Judge John Perkins told the star he had taken a “dangerous and unpredictable mix” of prescription drugs and cannabis. Perkins said Michael would serve four weeks in prison. After that he would be released and the remainder of the term would be spent under strict conditions.

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Robbie forgets lyrics at concert
London: Popstar Robbie Williams was forced to stop his performance mid-way during the sold-out “Help for Heroes” concert after forgetting the lyrics to one of his songs. The Angels hitmaker stopped singing halfway through his hit song Feel and then ran to the back of the stage to flick through a lyric book as 60,000 fans waited.
The crowd shouted out the words to the 36-year-old as he returned to the front and said, “I scared myself to death, but thank you.” He then carried on with the show, reported Daily Mail online. —PTI

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Bardot: I’ve been on verge of suicide
London: Brigitte Bardot, the original French pin-up whose name is synonymous with the swinging sixties, has opened up about her inner struggles, saying that she has often been on the verge of suicide.
The 75-year-old, was known for her sultry looks and courted by some of the world’s most famous men, but fame and beauty did not make her happy, reported Daily Mail online.
“You can be barefoot and have worries. I have really been on the verge of suicide several times, it’s a miracle that I am still alive,” she said in an interview to France magazine. —PTI

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