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"Boy George has revealed that he often sent letters to George Michael while the &amp;#039;father figure&amp;#039; singer was behind bars.  Michael was recently jailed for eight weeks after crashing his car while under the influence of marijuana but was released on Monday after serving only half of his sentence.  The former Culture Club artist said that the incident reminded him of his own troubles with the law and inspired him to send messages of encouragement to Michael, reports the Daily Star.   &amp;quot;When George Michael got sentenced, it all came back to me and I was with him. You just go numb - completely numb. You go into survival mode; shut down. You don&amp;#039;t know what&amp;#039;s going to happen. After the trial you&amp;#039;re taken downstairs, put in a room, the door gets locked and from then on it&amp;#039;s a mystery,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I was with George Michael in that holding cell under the court. I was with him, handcuffed, in that hideous police van. I was with him arriving at Pentonville Prison and having that kind of physical search. I relived the whole thing. I felt so, so upset. I don&amp;#039;t think I&amp;#039;ve been that upset since it happened to me.&amp;quot; George added: &amp;quot;You just send your love and let people know you&amp;#039;re thinking of them - all the clich\u00C3\u00A9s, but they do help. I&amp;#039;ve known George for quite a long time. There&amp;#039;s a lot we have in common and it&amp;#039;s getting more like that every day.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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