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George Michael Moved to New Prison

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From George Michael moved to Category C Highpoint Prison:

Jailed pop star George Michael has been transferred to a softer Category C prison.

The former Wham! star was moved out of Pentonville Prison on Friday after abandoning plans to apply for bail.

The 47-year-old, whose real name is Georgios Panayiotou, moved to Highpoint Prison in Suffolk. …

On Friday, a bail application on his behalf was cancelled.

Michael will serve four weeks in prison, with the rest of his sentence spent out on licence under the supervision of the probation service.

Pentonville Prison, where former inmates have included Oscar Wilde and fellow 1980s singer Boy George, houses close to 1,000 male convicts.

A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said the department did not discuss the movement of prisoners.

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Sony Supports George Michael But Faith Reissue Postponed

From George Michael’s ‘Faith’ Reissue Postponed:

A source within Sony Music denied tabloid reports that the label was distancing itself from the star, who is no longer under contract to Sony.

“We’re very supportive of George,” said the source. “‘Faith’ was a culturally important album for Sony Music and we want to do the right thing by him. He may not be signed to us any more but he’ll remain important to us forever.”

“Faith,” initially released in 1987, was Michael’s debut album as a solo artist. It hit No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic and went on to sell a reported 20 million copies worldwide.

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Prisoner A8365AW … George Michael

From George Michael serenaded by sex offenders on his first day in jail:

Michael is expected to spend just four days at Pentonville before being moved to an open prison.

It will upset the jail’s cons – who were delighted at having a pop legend in their midst.

Convicted shoplifter Joao Sena, also released yesterday, said: “We were shouting ‘George Michael’s coming, bring him on!’.”

“He was where the paedophiles, grasses and sex offenders are all kept. It’s not a nice place but because George is a celebrity the prison bosses must have thought he’s vulnerable.”

The singer was locked up alone in cell 35 – known among other inmates as “The Ritz” because it’s the cushiest in the jail. One former inmate said: “It’s the best cell in the whole prison. It has duvets, cushions, even its own digital TV box.

“He’s being treated like a king and has guards swarming all over him. The last thing they want is something to happen to him.

“Pentonville is really tough and some people just can’t cope with being locked up.

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George Michael’s Re-release of Faith Canceled

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George Michael’s re-release of the remastered, 2-Disc Faith has been canceled.

From More agony as relaunch is axed:

Sony planned a multi-million pound promotion for the world-wide re-release of his album Faith on September 27. A spokesman said the decision to cancel was “out of respect” for the star.

But an industry insider said: “They had set aside a large budget and wanted George to do a lot of work backing it up. They couldn’t promote it after what happened in court.

“There’s been a scramble to recoup all the effort and money that has gone into this.”

Faith will now be released on January 31, 2011. (Amazon Ad)

The 2-Disc Faith track listings are:

Disc: 1

  • Faith
  • Father Figure
  • I Want Your Sex
  • One More Try
  • Hard Day
  • Hand to Mouth
  • Look at Your Hands
  • Monkey
  • Kissing a Fool
  • A Last Request (I Want Your Sex)

Disc: 2

  • Faith
  • Fantasy
  • Hard Day
  • I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
  • Kissing a Fool
  • Love’s in Need of Love Today
  • Monkey
  • Monkey
  • Monkey

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£10,000 a Week Protection Demanded of George Michael from Prison Thugs

From George Michael ‘facing demands for £10K a week as protection money’:

Singer George Michael has caused quite a stir at the prison in Pentonville where he is jailed, with prison heavies demanding he pay them £10,000 a week to protect him in the showers.

Michael, 47, has been warned he is a prime target for a beating, or worse, and prison gangs have told him he may already have had his Last Christmas.

Cheers greeted him when he arrived at the 1,250-capacity north London prison after being jailed for eight weeks for crashing his car while high on cannabis.

And while some taunted him with choruses of his massive hit Freedom, others shouted: “Where’s George Michael? Bring George Michael!”

Jail bosses want him moved to an open prison as soon as possible, as they fear inmates are already queuing up to snap the first photo of him behind bars, and if he is pictured he could sue the prison for a breach of his human rights.

“All celebrity prisoners are ‘problems’ because they attract more attention. But we have a duty to protect all inmates,” The Daily Star quoted a top level Ministry of Justice insider as saying.