George Michael Sentenced to Eight Weeks in Jail for Driving Stoned 4.71K Brian Moylan 09/14/10 11:06AM Filed to: sentences sentences George Michael stoners Britain Gettypic Crime Fb tweet Jalopnik A British judge sentenced washed-up singer George Michael to eight weeks in jail after he admitted to crashing his car while stoned in July. He should move to America. Here, celebrities get 37 seconds in jail for the same crime.