British singer George Michael arrested after car crash

British pop singer George Michael was arrested over the weekend after crashing his car into a London store, police confirmed Tuesday.

Police were called to the scene at around 3.35 a.m. local time (0235 GMT) on Sunday.

“The man aged in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive,” a spokesman said.

Police do not name individuals when making preliminary statements, but the spokesman was speaking in response to questions about Michael, who is 47. He was taken to a north London police station and bailed to return in mid-August pending further inquiries.

The 47-year-old singer was reportedly traveling back from a gay pride march in central London when his Range Rover crashed into a North London branch of British photo developing store Snappy Snaps, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Hampstead store’s manager, Jun Mustafa, said: “You’re looking at a new shop front definitely –it was quite badly damaged.”

The star, who became famous as part of the band Wham! before launching a successful solo career, was banned from driving for two years in 2007 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service after admitting driving when unfit due to drugs.

He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Berkshire, southeast England in August 2009 but was later released without charge.

The star’s most famous brush with the law came in 1998 when he was arrested for “engaging in a lewd act” with an undercover police officer in a toilet in Los Angeles.

Michael issued a statement Tuesday as well. “I want to apologize to my fans for screwing up again, and to promise them I’ll sort myself out. And to say sorry to everybody else, just for boring them,” he said.