George Michael
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What is it with celebrities driving under the influence these days?

Everybody's doing it. Eve. Nicole Richie. Busta Rhymes. Paris Hilton. Ty Pennington. Frankly, we're shocked Britney Spears hasn't been busted.

Anyway, George Michael has just pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while unfit through drugs, admitting he was a little too funky on prescription meds to handle a car when he was arrested last October.

George Michael told the court in North London, according to wire reports, that he got into his car "when I was unfit to drive" and that his episode was "fairly predictable considering how much work I had done that week."

Well, at least he's honest and not trying to shirk responsibility.

Cops arrested Michael - whose real name is George Panayiotou - as motorists complained that a Mercedes-Benz was blocking traffic in North London and then found the "Monkey" singer passed out.

At least he didn't try to assault cops like Jason Wahler would have.

Michael will be sentenced May 30, after more drug tests are administered. A charge of being in charge of a vehcile while unfit through drugs was dropped.

The troubled pop star, who's been involved in many a sex scandal, was first discovered snoozing at the dashboard - in a Range Rover - last May, and was cautioned for drug possession last February.

Is another George Michael sex scandal brewing?

Several British papers are reporting that Michael was seen emerging from the bushes of a London park last Tuesday -- and they are saying this was following an alleged sexual tryst with another man, who goes by the name Norman Kirtland.

Police reportedly have no plans to investigate, but the alleged encounter nevertheless conjures up memories of 1998, when Michael was caught by an undercover police officer (allegedly) trying to have sex in a California public bathroom.

The timing is intriguing as well, for the latest alleged incident comes as Michael plans to marry his longtime partner, Kenny Goss. The two have said they will marry later this year, and Goss is said to be supporting Michael despite the alleged reports. Goss insists that Michael only wants his sex, not yours, and both say that you gotta have faith... in the legal system.

Michael, 43, released a statement insisting the stories are not true. The singer, who has sold an estimated 80 million records over the course of his career, also made headlines in February when he was arrested on suspicion of drug possession after being found slumped in his car at the corner of a busy London intersection.