George Michael: 'being jailed over drugs was karma'

GEORGE Michael has said he deserved to be jailed for a month after crashing his Range Rover while high on cannabis, describing it as "karma".

The former Wham! singer, below, said he was "ashamed" to have broken the law repeatedly, adding he is now in therapy over his drug issues. In an interview with Radio 2's Chris Evans, he said: "By the time I went to court, I knew this wasn't going to happen again. I knew I was going to lose my licence.

"I was assured I wasn't going to prison but I thought I was, and like I said, it was much easier to take because I felt it was deserved. This was a hugely shameful thing to have done repeatedly, so karmically I felt like I had a bill to pay. I went to prison, I paid my bill."

Asked about his reaction to being sentenced after admitting driving while unfit through drugs and possessing two cannabis cigarettes, he said: "Remarkably enough, I know people must think it was a really horrific experience - it's so much easier to take any form of punishment if you believe you actually deserve it, and I did."

He said he went to prison because it was his second conviction, and because: "I'm George Michael and the poster boy for cannabis."