George Michael: I Deserved To Go To Jail

First Published: March 6, 2011 12:30 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

LONDON, U.K. -- Caption George Michael appears for sentencing at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London on September 14, 2010 George Michael says he deserved to spend a month in jail last year for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of drugs.

The former Wham! singer says it was karma — that after repeatedly breaking the law, he felt that he “a bill to pay.” That made accepting his punishment easier, Michael said, according to excerpts from an interview released by BBC radio Sunday.

Michael received an eight-week sentence for crashing his car into a London photo shop in July while high on prescription drugs and marijuana. The judge ordered Michael to serve four weeks of the sentence in prison and the rest on parole.

The musician, whose hits include “Faith” and “Freedom,” also received a 1,250 pound (about $2,000) fine and lost his driver’s license for five years.

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