Celebrity actually gets jail sentence

We're shocked.

September 14, 2010 at 3:01PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
George heading to court (AP)
George heading to court (AP) (AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As we've taught you here at PopCrush, bad entertainment writing requires a reference to a celeb's biggest hit, preferably in pun form. So if you're writing about George Michael, you take a Wham! song like "Wake me up Before You Go Go" and turn it into "Lock him up with all the ASBOs." But that would require readers in the States to know what that British term ASBO means. So I'm at a loss. Might as well just tell you the news, then:

We thought he'd get a lecture and a stern look, but no. Anyone think he'll serve the entire eight weeks, though?

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