George Michael Arrested On Drug Charges

LONDON, ENGLAND - Police arrested singer George Michael on suspicion of possessing drugs after he was found slumped at the wheel of a car.
The former Wham! star was taken into custody at Hyde Park Corner in central London early yesterday morning, following a call from a member of the public.
Michael, 42, was checked by paramedics but did not need hospital treatment.
Officers arrested him on suspicion of possessing Class C drugs before bailing him to return to a police station next month.
He was also initially arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive, but after being taken to a police station and examined by a doctor he was de-arrested for this alleged offence.
Liquid ecstasy
The Sun reported that the singer was booked by police under his real name, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.
The substances seized by officers are suspected to be cannabis and GHB, a drug also known as liquid ecstasy which is popular with clubbers, according to the paper.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We were called by a member of the public to a man seen slumped over the steering wheel of a car on the street close to Hyde Park Corner.
"An ambulance attended, but the man was not suffering from any injuries so was not conveyed to hospital.
"Police attended and spoke to the man, aged 42. A search of the man revealed what was believed to be controlled substances.
"He was arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled substances of category C and on suspicion of being unfit to drive.
De-arrested
"Following an examination by the duty doctor in the custody suite he was de-arrested for the driving offence.
"He has been released on bail to return to a central London police station on a date in late March pending analysis of the substances recovered."
A spokesman for London Ambulance said: "We were called to Hyde Park Corner this morning. One ambulance attended but no-one was taken to hospital."
This is not the first time Michael has found himself on the wrong side of the law.
In 1998 the star was arrested for lewd conduct in a public toilet in Los Angeles after being spotted by an undercover police officer.
The incident led him to reveal he was gay, ending years of mystery about his sexuality.
With schoolmate Andrew Ridgeley, the other half of Wham!, Michael had a string of hits in the mid-1980s with songs such as Wham Rap, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom and I'm Your Man.
from Manchester Evening News