Pete Doherty to Be Jailed for 14 Weeks

LONDON — Pete Doherty has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail for violating a probation order.

His record company says the sentence handed down Tuesday by a London court means the Babyshambles frontman's planned concert at Royal Albert Hall on April 26 would be postponed.

Parlophone Records didn't say how the rocker broke his probation. But music magazine NME cited a court spokesman as saying Doherty had used different kinds of drugs, breached "time keeping" and generally not complied with his probation.

Doherty's drug use has frequently landed him in court. Last year he pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis and a variety of driving offenses.

Comments

[desertdweller]

Hey Pete - don't drop the soap. Never mind. Pete doesn't bathe.

[NoSillyName]

Boo Hoo, maybe after he's forced to kick his habits during lockup, he'll get a grip. Unless, British jails are like the ones here in the U.S.. I've heard jail is the place to get any drug you want.

[kellygrrrl]

Thank Gawd for UK -- someone needs to make the US system look better than ...

[kellygrrrl]

"Pete Doherty Jailed"

FINALLY! I thought we were the only inept system!

[AdultFilmLegend]

Another one that I have no idea who he/she is.

[rini]

This is such shocking news that I almost read the entire article...but I didn't.

Actually, I saw his face and thought maybe it was an obit.

Sorry Pete, but you have been living on the point of a sharp knife for years now.

[ChimpmasterDJ]

This guy's lack of self discipline is matched only by his lack of talent.

[kellygrrrl]

he has MORE talent and less self control than Britney Spears or Paris Hilton

[Modaman]

Who Cares.