London – George Michael was arrested in London on drug charges after being found slumped at the wheel of his car, a British tabloid newspaper reported.
A passer-by contacted police after spotting the 42-year-old pop star in his car in central London on Saturday night, the Sun newspaper reported in today’s editions.
Michael was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs before being bailed out to return to a police station next month, The Sun said. The report said he was checked by paramedics but did not need hospital treatment.
A spokesman for London’s Metropolitan police, speaking on the customary condition of anonymity, would not confirm if Michael had been arrested, but did say a 42-year-old man had been arrested on drug charges after being found at the wheel of a car.
“We were called by a member of the public to a man seen slumped over the steering wheel of a car. … 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.” A woman who answered the telephone at an agency that represents Michael said it would have no comment. The woman refused to give her name.
Michael rose to fame as half of 1980s British pop duo Wham! He was arrested in 1998 for lewd conduct at a public restroom in Beverly Hills, Calif. Soon after, he said publicly for the first time that he’s gay.
