George Michael is fed up with people interpreting his drug use and cruising of the Heath as a cry for help. He says he is quite happy with his life, and wishes other journalists and celebrities would stop suggesting otherwise. And yes Elton John, he means you.
Asked about rumours that it was crack cocaine he had on his person when arrested on Hampstead Heath last year, Michael confirmed he was indeed in possession of that drug on that occasion. Asked if he was using it, he told the Guardian: "Was I? On that occasion, yeah. I've done many different things that I shouldn't have done, once or twice. Of course nobody wants to regularly smoke crack".
He continued: "People want to see me as tragic with all the cottaging and drug-taking. I don't see them as weaknesses any more. It's just who I am. Elton will not be happy until I bang on his door in the middle of the night saying, 'Please, please, help me, Elton, take me to rehab'. It's not going to happen".