‘Careless Whisper’ hitmaker George Michael is set to take the judge’s chair on American ‘X Factor.’ Michael will join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole on the debut series in the United States next year. It will allow the former ‘Wham!’ star to re-launch his career after serving a term in stint earlier this year for [...]
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George Michael to revive career as US ‘X Factor’ judge
December 16th, 2010 |
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George Michael “The X Factor America†Judging Offer
December 12th, 2010 |
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George Michael is being considered for judge’s chair on Simon Cowell’s American adaptation of The X Factor, but the Wham! singer’s checkered past with the law — including a recent jail stint for drunk driving — could put the deal in jeopardy. Cowell has already tapped Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger and British sweetheart Cheryl [...]
George Michael off to rehab
October 13th, 2010 |
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George Michael has checked into a rehab to overcome his drug addiction. “I want to beat my drug addiction and lead a normal life,” the Sun quoted him as saying while leaving home in the early hours this week. As he was chauffeured from his house, he said: “I don”t want to end up back [...]
George Michael Released From English Jail Four Weeks Early
October 11th, 2010 |
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Crooner George Michael has been released from an English prison where he was serving an eight-week sentence for an September conviction for driving under the influence. The Wham! singer, whose real name is Georgios Panayiotou, was released from Suffolk’s Highpoint Prison in East England on Monday morning after serving only four of the eight weeks [...]
George Michael insists he is ‘not getting special treatment’ in jail
October 4th, 2010 |
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Popstar George Michael, who is serving an eight-week prison sentence for crashing his car, has revealed that he is getting “no special treatment of any kind” in jail. The former Wham! singer said he wanted to reassure family, friends and fans that he was being “treated with kindnessâ€. Michael was jailed last month after he [...]
Jailed George Michael gets hand-written letter from Macca
October 1st, 2010 |
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Sir Paul McCartney has sent a hand-written letter to jailed George Michael to lift his spirits. Macca wrote to the singer while he serves time for his drug-fuelled car smash. Pals said the Beatles legend, 68, “empathised” with the Wham! star”s plight after he spent ten days in prison in Tokyo in 1980 after being [...]
Inmates ‘furious’ over George Michael’s ‘special’ treatment in jail
September 20th, 2010 |
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Singer George Michael’s special treatment at his cushy new jail is apparently making inmates angry. The former ‘Wham!’ star, 47, has already been given his own cell in a ‘good behaviour unit’ at Highpoint Prison in Stradishall, Suffolk. “My brother was fuming. It is not fair that they treat celebrities in a special way,†the [...]
Incarcerated George Michael ‘to launch legal bid for freedom’
September 17th, 2010 |
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Incarcerated George Michael has claimed that his eight-week sentence is “excessive” and is set to launch a legal bid for freedom today. The former Wham! Star’s barrister Mukul Chawla is expected to appeal at Blackfriars Crown Court for the singer”s release today. He will claim that his eight-week sentence for crashing his 80,000-pound Range Rover [...]
George Michael In Jail! “Wham†Star Sentenced To Two Months Behind Bars For Drug-Related Crash
September 14th, 2010 |
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“Careless Whisper?” More like “Careless Druggie!” Eighties pop star George Michael has been sentenced to eight weeks in the clink after he admitted crashing his Range Rover into an English storefront while under the influence of marijuana last June.The 47-year-old “Last Christmas” singer, whose real name is Georgios Panayiotou, was found slumped at the wheel of [...]
George Michael In Rehab
August 30th, 2010 |
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Former Wham! heartthrob George Michael has checked into rehab and is undergoing therapy for addiction to alcohol one month after he was arrested for crashing his Range Rover into a store near his home in Hempstead, North London.The “Careless Whisper” hitmaker appeared in court last week and pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and driving under [...]
George Michael Pleads Guilty To Drug-Induced Crash
August 25th, 2010 |
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Oh George. Eighties pop legend George Michael has pleaded guilty to crashing his car while under the influence of marijuana. The smartly-dressed singer, 47, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in the UK Tuesday, where he entered a plea of guilty to driving while unfit.At approximately 3:35 AM July 4, George was arrested when he was [...]
George Michael re-releasing debut solo album ‘Faith’
August 5th, 2010 |
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George Michael is all set to re-release his debut solo album ‘Faith’. It seems Michael has got Faith in his old tracks, reports the Mirror. And he”s proving it by reissuing his legendary album in all its re mastered glory next month. It”s been 23 years since his debut solo album rocketed to No1 in [...]
George Michael Taken into Custody for Smashing a Showcase
July 8th, 2010 |
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It was confirmed by police on Tuesday that George Michael, British pop singer, was taken into custody. He is charged with smashing a London store while driving a car. That accident happened early in the morning on Sunday. According to numerous reports, the 47-year-old star, who previously participated at a gay pride march held in [...]
George Michael Arrested
July 6th, 2010 |
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Eighties pop star George Michael has been arrested after smashing his car into a London storefront, according to reports.Michael, 47, was held on suspicion of being unfit to drive after his Range Rover crashed into Snappy Snaps following London’s Gay Pride parade on Sunday, The Sun reported. The front door of the photo store in Hampstead [...]
George Michael arrested after car crash
July 6th, 2010 |
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American singer George Micheal has been arrested after he crashed his car into a shop near his home at 3:30 am. The 47-year-old singer was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive. His Range Rover hit the doorway of a called shop Snappy Snaps. This was the seventh time he has been arrested for [...]
George Michael Cruising For The Gentlemen On Grindr
April 14th, 2010 |
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Oh look, it’s Wham! legend George Michael (Or should we say “Back for Wood?”) and his iPhone cruising for strapping Aussies on the gay dating site Grindr.com. Way to be incognito, George!
Vacationing George Michael snogs new mate
March 26th, 2010 |
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George Michael is surely having a gala time in Sydney – the singer was recently spotted snogging a mate in the sea.
“George went cruising on Sydney Harbour with some of his new-found male friends. He chartered a cruiser on Monday and took the guys exploring the private coves,” the Sun quoted a source, as saying. [...]
George Michael â€gay cruising with iPhone’’s Grindr appâ€
March 17th, 2010 |
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George Michael is using technology to find hot guys – the singer has downloaded an iPhone application that helps him find blokes nearby, it has emerged.
According to Michael’’s pals, the 46-year-old hitmaker is cleverly using Grindr app to locate partners and meet them as he vacations Down Under.
“George has been using the application loads since [...]
George Michael, Boy George patch up after 25 years
March 15th, 2010 |
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A 25-year-long feud between George Michael and Boy George is over.
George had criticized the ‘Wham’ singer in the 1980s for refusing to confess he was a homosexual.
Meanwhile, the ‘Last Christmas’ singer called George a “bitch†in response and they refused to speak to each other.
George said in 2005: “People saw me as the benchmark [...]