George Michael has refuted claims that he is seeking treatment for a crack cocaine addiction and claims he is ‘perfectly fine.’
Michael, 52, is rumoured to have admitted himself into a Swiss rehab last month. During a recent interview with British Newspaper The Sun, his cousin’s wife claimed that the singer was battling a crack addiction.
‘He was smoking crack,’ she told the paper. ‘Before he went away he got to the point where he would be shaking, saying ‘I need it.’
‘There were parties where he was taking drugs and collapsing and being picked up off the floor. Waking up in vomit, horrible things. He was so thin, so ill. It’s crack, it’s marijuana, it’s drink, it’s coke. It was pretty dark and things were getting darker. He was going to end up locked up or dead. I’m petrified he will die.’
Denying the allegations, George wrote on his Twitter on July 12 ‘To my lovelies, do not believe this rubbish in the papers today by someone I don’t know anymore and haven’t seen for nearly 18 years. I am perfectly fine and enjoyed Wimbledon like the rest of you. Wish it went to 5 sets though!…Lots of love, The Singing Greek xxx’
However, German magazine Bild has stated that Michael admitted himself into Switzerland-based treatment facility The Kusnacht Practice to seek help with excessive marijuana consumption, claiming he was smoking 25 joints per day.
