HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Pete Doherty was ordered to jail on Tuesday for 14 weeks after breaching the terms of his probation order.
The Babyshambles singer, whose drug use and legal woes have been well publicized, plead guilty last October to driving illegally while in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis. He avoided jail time, however, receiving a suspended jail sentence which included included a 12-month treatment program.
The 29-year-old singer's manager, Adrian Hunter, told Reuters that there were "numerous reasons" why Doherty was jailed. "One of them was his latecoming at probation hearings," he said.
"Unfortunately Peter has had to postpone his show at the Royal Albert Hall on April 26th," the singer's record company rep Jon Bills said in a statement. "The show is due to be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date once it has been announced. Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and to all those concerned."
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