London
(ANI):
Incarcerated
George
Michael
has
claimed
that
his
eight-week
sentence
is
'excessive'
and
is
set
to
launch
a
legal
bid
for
freedom
today.
The
former
Wham!
Star"s
barrister
Mukul
Chawla
is
expected
to
appeal
at
Blackfriars
Crown
Court
for
the
singer's
release
today.
He
will
claim
that
his
eight-week
sentence
for
crashing
his
80,000-pound
Range
Rover
into
a
Snappy
Snaps
shop
in
Hampstead
while
under
the
influence
of
drugs
was
'manifestly
excessive'.
And
he
will
argue
that
bail
should
be
granted
because
Michael's
jail
term
could
have
ended
by
the
time
any
appeal
is
heard.
"George
is
desperate
to
get
out
of
Pentonville
and
still
can't
quite
believe
he's
there," the
Sun
quoted
an
insider
as
saying.
"He's
pinning
all
his
hopes
on
a
judge
giving
him
bail,"
added
the
insider.
George,
who
has
a
history
of
drug
problems,
has
already
failed
in
one
bail
attempt.
And
yesterday,
as
gay
lover
Kenny
Goss
visited
him
in
prison,
the
jailbird
begged:
Help
me
get
out
of
here.
The
couple
wept
as
they
met
in
a
private
room
along
with
George's
manager
and
another
man.
"George
greeted
Kenny
and
they
started
crying," a
source
as
said.