GEORGE MICHAEL - MICHAEL DESPERATE TO EMIGRATE

Pop star GEORGE MICHAEL is considering fleeing his native England to avoid press intrusion. The former Wham! star is fed up of seeing details of his private life - including his ongoing battle with drugs - splashed across the British tabloids, and he's ready to ditch England for a private life elsewhere. He says, "The kind of media coverage I've been having, I have started thinking for the first time in my life that actually I shouldn't be living there. "I think there are places I could live and still be able to visit home where I would not have to worry about this constant surveillance. "I have got to think seriously about whether or not my love for my country is keeping me somewhere which is not good for me."