London:
Popstar George Michael was sentenced to an eight-week-long jail term for driving under theinfluence of drugs.
The 47-year-old singer had previously pleaded guilty to crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.
Michael will serve just four weeks in prison, with the rest of his sentence spent under the supervision of theprobation service, reported BBC online.
The Careless Whispers singer was arrested in July in Hampstead, north London after driving his Range Rover into aphoto shop.
Last month, he was handed a six-month interim driving ban after pleading guilty to driving under the influence ofdrugs and possessing cannabis.
The singer was greeted by a horde of photographers as he arrived at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court today.In May 2007, he admitted another charge of driving while unfit through use of drugs at Brent Magistrates Court inLondon.
Michael was found slumped at the wheel of his car in the early hours of 4 July having crashed it into a branch ofphotographic store Snappy Snaps.
He was arrested and taken to Hampstead police station, where he was found to be carrying cannabis cigarettes.
The 47-year-old singer had previously pleaded guilty to crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.
Michael will serve just four weeks in prison, with the rest of his sentence spent under the supervision of theprobation service, reported BBC online.
The Careless Whispers singer was arrested in July in Hampstead, north London after driving his Range Rover into aphoto shop.
Last month, he was handed a six-month interim driving ban after pleading guilty to driving under the influence ofdrugs and possessing cannabis.
The singer was greeted by a horde of photographers as he arrived at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court today.In May 2007, he admitted another charge of driving while unfit through use of drugs at Brent Magistrates Court inLondon.
Michael was found slumped at the wheel of his car in the early hours of 4 July having crashed it into a branch ofphotographic store Snappy Snaps.
He was arrested and taken to Hampstead police station, where he was found to be carrying cannabis cigarettes.
