George Michael was arrested in a London airport bathroom on suspicion of using drugs, but released with a warning, BBC News reported.Michael, 45, was busted by an attendant in the Hampstead Heath airport Friday. He was taken to North London police station and released.Scotland Yard didn't release Michael's name, but said "a 45-year-old man was arrested in the Hampstead Heath area on the 19th of September on the suspicion of possessing drugs."Michael confirmed he was arrested, saying in a statement, "I want to apologize to my fans for screwing up again, and to promise them I'll sort myself out — and to say sorry to everybody else, just for boring them."Michael was arrested for lewd conduct in Beverly Hills, Calif. in 1998 and arresed on a DUI arrest charge in May that resulted in a two-year driving ban. — Erin FoxRelated• Watch George Michael Rocking Out on Our Online Video Guide• Will George Michael Appear on the Idol Finale?
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Who is "the biggest star in the world right now"? Earlier this week, American Idol exec producer Nigel Lythgoe teased a truly stellar surprise performer for Wednesday night's results show. To those of you who guessed it would be Michael Jackson... well, you may be at least half right. TV Guide hears that George Michael, a chum of both Lythgoe and Simon Cowell, will be on hand for the Season 7 wrap-up, in part to promote his new greatest hits album.But is the former Wham! front man the Big Name we've been hearing about? TMZ is now reporting that "the biggest star in the world" may actually be referring to Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., who through some computer wizardry and alongside Jack Black and Ben Stiller will sing back-up for a vintage clip of Glady Knight's "Midnight Train to Georgia." Um, OK.Whatever transpires on finale night, you are invited to join Idol blogger Erin here at TVGuidecom, as she live blogs the entire two-hour spectacular! More Idol news and views:• POL...
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The Jan. 25 episode of USA Network's Psych, in which a homicide occurs on the set of a Spanish soap opera, will feature the theme song rerecorded in Spanish, as well as also air on Telemundo that night.... George Michael is working on a memoir to hit bookstores in fall 2009.... Bravo has greenlit The Rachel Zoe Project, a six-episode docudrama starring the stylist to such starlets as Lindsay, J-Simp, Mischa and Nicole.... Emily Mortimer (Match Point) makes her Off-Broadway debut March 2 in Parlour Song.
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ABC's gotta have faith, faith, faith in George Michael. The network has inked a deal with the '80s pop icon turned courtroom staple to appear in two additional episodes of its buzzworthy midseason entry Eli Stone. The spiritually-\ tinged legal drama revolves around an attorney (played by Jonny Lee Miller) who, after a string of bizarre hallucinations, thinks he might be a prophet. In the pilot, Eli keeps hearing the sound of "Faith" in his head, and at one point has a vision of George Michael performing the song in his office. For his return engagement, GM will show off more than just his singing chops."Having George and his music in the pilot was great because it really set the tone for the entire show," says executive producer Marc Guggenheim, who cocreated Eli with Greg Berlanti. "But if there's anything better, it's having him in the series for two episodes singing and acting. He's such a talented and smart guy and amazingly collaborative."Eli's guardian angel will pop up again...
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Nip/TuckBye-bye, Anne Heche. Nice to see Nikki safely left town with her son, leaving behind a note for Sean. That came right after a dream sequence (can we please stop it with the dream sequences?) where that creepy guy pointed a gun at Nikki after already killing Austin. Thankfully, it was just Sean daydreaming. Speaking of the creepy guy, the actor who played him — Jon Sklaroff — played creepy "Sean the Sound Guy" on The Comeback (he was the one who always freaked out Valerie when he put her mike on) and he just last week played the guy who raped and killed a 13-year-old girl on Boston Legal. If you want someone to play a creepy guy, go to Jon Sklaroff. His first scene in tonight's episode reminded me of the infamous George Michael public-restroom arrest (
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