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Pete Doherty gets special treatment in jail – Tabloid Hell

Pete Doherty sign's copies of his book "Collected Writings Of Pete Doherty", Red Snapper Books, London. 28 June 2007. Pic Guy Eppel

Pete Doherty sign's copies of his book "Collected Writings Of Pete Doherty", Red Snapper Books, London. 28 June 2007. Pic Guy Eppel

Imprisoned singer has own cell and TV

Pete Doherty is being pampered in prison due to his celebrity status, according to The Sun.

The Babyshambles frontman, who was jailed last week (April 8) after missing drugs tests and turning up late to court, is angering fellow inmates after receiving special treatment.

The singer, who is in the segregation wing with 16 other high risk prisoners at west London's Wormwood Scrubs prison, has his own cell, extra bedding, a TV and a radio, reports The Sun.

These are items usually given to prisoners after a run of good behaviour.

A source said: "He's in the segregation unit because of who he is. It's thought he could be vulnerable."

The source added: "He's been put on enhanced privileges, which means he can have virtually what he wants, so that includes an extra mattress, TV and radio.

"It's basically the five-star treatment, which takes most prisoners weeks of good behaviour to achieve."

Doherty is not expected to serve the full 14 weeks but has had to cancel his sold-out headline solo show at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 26.

It is not known whether he will perform as billed at this year's Glastonbury.

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mallyonline 

Apr 14, 2008

Pete Doherty and the other drug using artists of late need to get a grip on themselves! what message are we sending to our kids when we let these people carry on entertaining while high profile stories of drug taking and criminal activity is all over the news and papers! I would ban them from performing until they were clean and ban sales of CDs and everything else that goes with it while they are such a bad influence to our children.

alex1419 

Apr 15, 2008

wow calm down, its their life.artists have been doing drugs in public knowing for ages, cobain, hendrix, the rolling stones etc. etc.

romikthegreat 

Apr 15, 2008

jeez, mally, arent u a boring fucker? why dont we just ban electric guitars, basses and drums all together, go back to the 1920's and listen to swing on gramophones?

acmh99 

Apr 15, 2008

someone (^^^) needs to watch some Bill Hicks.since when has the banality and mediocrity inherent in 'role-model stars' been a good role model for our children?i want my kids to listen to someone who plays from their fucking heart. if that means they are taking drugs, so be it.christ knows how shit our music heritage would've been if not for drugs- i think some people need to stop parroting back what they read in the gutter-press.

shaunyeah 

Apr 15, 2008

for those of us who don't have children.....please be back for Leeds pete!

kim08 

Apr 15, 2008

I absoutely think Pete is amaaazing therefore i am pleased to hear he has been given these extra items within his cell. He is a vulnerable person anyway therefore his luxury items might make a difference to how is feeling at the moment. xxxxx

josh-mason 

Apr 15, 2008

just leave pete alone if you dont like what he does then ignore him. rock stars have been doing drugs for ever.

Rachonteurs 

Apr 21, 2008

Ahh the Sun again, at least hes actually in prison and not getting the paris hilton treatment, of a few hours.Lets just hope that the other inn mates get jelous and he getts a reet good bang in the showers...

sam1williams 

Apr 21, 2008

to mallyonline, if everyone had your attitude then the world would be a boring place, and many great performances would have been scrapped, to name just a few bands: beatles, rolling stones, hendrix exp, stone roses, suede, nirvana etc. Lets have good influences on tv like mumbling gordon brown yeah?

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