\nMichael was caught when passers-by, who saw him hanging around the toilet of a notorious gay cruising haunt at 10 in the morning, reported the incident to the police.
\nThe singer, who was found to be in a \u2018confused state\u2019 and wondering around near Hampstead Heath, North London, was detained for five hours by cops for questioning on September 19 as they suspected him of having taken drugs.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not clear how long he\u2019d been there as the loos are locked for the night,\u201d the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.
\nCops searched the singer and found two substances on him, crack cocaine and cannabis.
\nThough he was not charged, Michael, 45, agreed to take an official caution, which will put the whole incident on file.
\n\u201cHe was found with crack and cannabis,\u201d a pal of the star said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s sad to see him in such a state he\u2019s been held for drugs before, but I\u2019ve never heard of him using crack. \u201cThat\u2019s not good. He seems to have a self-destruct button which he can\u2019t help pressing,\u201d the pal added.
\nThe police issued a statement regarding the arrest, and confirmed that there were no charges.
\n\u201cI can confirm that a 45-year-old man was arrested in the Hampstead Heath area on September 19 on suspicion of possession of drugs,\u201d a Met Police spokesman said. \u201cHe was taken to a North London police station where he accepted an official caution and was released with no further action. The drugs were Class A and Class C,\u201d the spokesman added.
\nA spokesman for the singer was not available for comment last night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"