Liner Notes: Special Mid-Life Crisis Edition

-George Michael defends himself: “The public think I’m a man on the brink of a breakdown because I fell asleep in my car, I hit a parked car and because I cruise as a gay man.” Yes, but what he doesn’t mention is that he did all three of those things just this morning. [Mirror]
-NBC has deleted footage of Madonna performing on a cross on her upcoming concert special, The Strain Is Starting To Show.[BBC]
-Paul McCartney makes it through an entire week of salacious back-and-forth divorce-proceedings gossip–and not one newspaper manages a “Say Say Say” joke? England, we’re so disappointed in you. [Times Online]