Pete Doherty has had his sentencing over drugs charges deferred during his appearance at Thames Magistrates Court yesterday.
The Babyshambles frontman is, of course, currently in rehab at the Priory clinic in Southgate, and so the Judge, Jane McIvor, told Doherty that his sentence would now be decided on 4 Dec, to allow him more time in rehab, saying regarding the option to put the singer in jail: "At this stage it would be counterproductive and simply take you away from society for a matter of weeks and would undo the hard work that a lot of professionals have put in." Noting that Doherty has tested negative for heroin and cocaine in the last month, McIvor added that Pete can still avoid a custodial sentence if he remains drug free. Doherty, however, claimed to have mixed feelings about the judge's decisions, telling the BBC that he "can't afford" to stay at the Priory.
Doherty's court appearance relates, of course, to his arrest in April, and subsequent guilty plea on five charges of drug possession. The singer has also admitted to one count of possession on 7 Aug, when he was found with a crack pipe containing a small amount of crack cocaine - solicitor Sean Curran avers that Doherty was clearing the substances out of his car when he was arrested back in April, and that he had "forgotten" to remove the crack pipe by the time of his arrest in August.
Elsewhere in Doherty news, reports are suggesting that the Babyshamble will in fact marry Kate Moss at some point in the near future. I suspect the reports are all based on the News Of The World's claim that supermodel Moss announced the plan to her friends whilst at a Glen Matlock gig in London. The tabloid alleges that, according to a 'friend', Kate said: "Yes, we're getting married. I love him so much. He's the sexiest man on the planet. I want to be with him. It's just a case of when. There are certain circumstances which we have to get over and then we'll be together."
The so-called friend added: "She was very open about Pete. I think we were all stunned. But she's obviously in love and doesn't care who knows. Her friends are being supportive."