娱乐英语新闻:UK prison official to be sentenced for selling prisoner’s story to tabloids

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- A former prison officer will be sentenced next month after being found guilty of selling stories about British singer George Michael's time behind bars to the press.

44-year-old Amanda Watts admitted that she was paid ￡2,100 (about 3,222 U.S.?dollars) by British tabloid The Sun for five pieces of information that resulted in five stories about the singer.

Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in Highpoint Prison and served half of the time before being released. While high on marijuana, George Michael crashed his car into a photography store in early July. He has repeatedly been in trouble with the law for driving while intoxicated.

Watts was granted conditional bail until her sentencing on Oct. 16.

"You should understand the fact I'm bailing you until then is to enable you to make appropriate arrangements," the judge told Watts as she wept. "A prison sentence is inevitable. I'm sure you understand."