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British pop superstar George Michael dies at age 53

George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
By Melissa Ruggieri
Dec 25, 2016

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

Several times throughout his career, the singer had brushes with the law, including a 1998 arrest for "engaging in a lewd act" in a Beverly Hills, Calif., public restroom; a 2006 arrest for drug possession; and in 2010, another drug arrest for which he served four weeks in prison in Suffolk, England.

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