In a move the shocked the world absolutely nobody, George Michael pleaded not guilty to charges of "unfit driving" and pot possession. You may recall that Michael got nabbed by cops after slumping over the wheel of his 'Cedes in the middle of a London intersection (so, really, he wasn't driving at all).

Michael's lawyer delivered the plea and argued that a blood test taken the night of the arrest didn't follow legal procedure and, thus, should be tossed like a dusty roach. The AP reports:

Judge Katherine Marshall provisionally set a trial date for April 23, but Payton said blood samples taken from Michael on the night of his arrest were not legal, meaning the trial should be scrapped.

"Are you saying prosecution should not take place because it is unfair?" Marshall asked.

"Indeed," Payton said.

Fresh from a jaunt to Russia, Michael didn't show for the plea, nor does he have an obligation to appear April 23, which is good because he'd probably forget about it, anyway. Plus, it gives him more time to chill with Andrew Sullivan.

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