George Michael Charged on Drugs Offenses

Scotland Yard has announced that singer George Michael will face drugs (cannabis possession) and driving under the influence of drugs charges stemming from a July 4^th incident during which he drove his Range Rover into the front door of a London photography shop.

He is due to face the court on August 24^th.

Michael is no stranger to the British court system. He was sentenced in 2007 to 100 hours of community service and a 2 year driving ban after a very similar incident in which he piloted his vehicle under the influence of drugs into 3 parked cars and left the scene without notifying the owners, and in 2008 he was arrested by police on charges of possession of crack cocaine and marijuana.

In a magazine interview last year, Michael said that he had reduced his drug use, dropping from smoking 25 marijuana joints per day to only about 7 or 8.  Michael, who has sold more than 100 million albums as a solo artist, said he’s unapologetic about his lifestyle, commenting, "People want to see me as tragic with all the cottaging and drug-taking. I don't see them as weaknesses any more. It's just who I am.