George Michael: 'I'm not taken seriously in US'

George Michael believes he hasn't been taken seriously in the US since his 1998 arrest for lewd conduct.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2007 - 13:17

George Michael believes he hasn't been taken seriously in the US since his 1998 arrest for lewd conduct.

The former Wham! Star was arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" with an undercover police officer in a Beverly Hills, California public toilet in April 1998.

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