Eight Weeks Behind Bars For George

George Michael’s shocking decline continued on Tuesday, after he was sentenced to eight weeks in jail for crashing his Range Rover, whilst under the influence of cannabis.  Michael has also been banned from driving for five years and has been ordered to pay £1,300 for damages.  The judge at Highbury Magistrates Court told Mr. Michael that he would spend at least four weeks in prison, with the rest on a suspended license.

The latest incident in George Michael’s colourful private life happened on July 4^th, when he hit a pavement and crashed into a photography store in Hampstead, North London.  Police found him slumped at the wheel, and later tests proved that he had taken a high and dangerous doze of prescription and illegal drugs.  At the time of the incident, police were convinced that he had been high on drugs, as his pupils were dilated and there was a constant amount of abuse coming from his slurred mouth.  It isn’t the first time that he has had a brush with the law in recent years, which made a jail term all the more inevitable. 

The former Wham! Star, who became a star for his music in the 1980’s and 1990’s, was famously fined in 1998 for engaging in “a lewd public act” in a California toilet.  This both raised questions about his sexuality and his mental health.  Since then, he has had several other minor accidents, and has been cautioned for being caught possessing drugs.  It is the third time that he has been charged for a similar offense to the one that he finds himself now behind bars.

Fans of the music star turned up outside court on Tuesday afternoon and were devastated when news brokethrough of the sentence.  George Michael has since apologised for this latest act of ungrateful behaviour via a statement on his website, and his defence team at the hearing did admit that he was getting public help for his downward spiral.

For someone who had a fantastic voice, it is sad to see George Michael has fallen from grace.  Hopefully, this stint in prison will make him think about what he does in future.  He has had enough brushes with the law, this might make him think that he has learnt his lesson.