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The former flame of supermodel Kate Moss, British rocker Pete Doherty has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail for his drug use and failure to attend probation hearings in a timely manner, press reports tell.
The Babyshambles frontman with a hankering for illegal drugs was handed the prison term on Tuesday (April 8), after appearing at West London Magistrates Court.
He’s been in all kinds of legal trouble for his drug use, but yesterday Pete Doherty beat the system on a technicality.
The Babyshambles singer was arrested Monday in east London on suspicion of possessing drugs. The arrest was a clear violation of his probation, and therefore he was in danger of going to jail.