Carole Erskine, Sky News Online
George Michael has begun an eight-week jail sentence for crashing his Range Rover while under the influence of cannabis.
A District Judge at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London told the singer he will spend four weeks in prison and the rest of the time on licence.
He was also banned from driving for five years and ordered to pay a £1,250 fine, £100 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
Judge John Perkins told the 47 year old he had taken a "dangerous and unpredictable mix" of prescription drugs and cannabis.
He added: "It does not appear that you took proper steps to deal with what is clearly an addiction to cannabis.
"That's a mistake which puts you and, on this occasion, the public at risk."
He added that a jail term was inevitable because of Michael's previous conviction.
The court heard police found Michael, real name is Georgios Panayiotou, slumped at the wheel of his vehicle and "spaced out" after the accident on July 4.
Michael pleaded guilty last month to driving while unfit through drugs and possessing two cannabis joints.
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