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Singer Pete Doherty jailed for 14 weeks

by Dave Keating | April 9, 2008 at 03:30 am | 292 views | add comment

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BabyShambles @ Paris Bataclan 14th apr. 2006

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After evading justice many times, Pete Doherty is now actually going to jail.

Pete Doherty spent the night in Wormwood Scrubs last night at the start of a14-week sentence for breaching a probation order.

The Babyshambles frontman, youth icon and former boyfriend of Kate Moss hasbeen fighting well-publicised drug problems since before he was thrown outof his first band, The Libertines, for his erratic behaviour five years ago.

A planned show at the Royal Albert Show later this month has been cancelledbut a rumoured appearance at Glastonbury in June is still expected to goahead.

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April 9, 2008 at 03:30 am by Dave Keating, 292 views, add comment

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