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Stone Temple Pilots singer Weiland pleads no contest to DUI

Submitted by Mistiblu on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:42.

Stone Temple Pilots singer Weiland pleads no contest to DUI
April 29, 2008, 6:18 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scott Weiland has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and was sentenced to eight days in jail.

The 40-year-old rocker entered the plea through his attorney in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. He also was sentenced to four years' probation and must take part in an 18-month alcohol program.

Weiland came to fame in the 1990s as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, who regrouped after Weiland split this month from Velvet Revolver, a band also featuring former members of Guns N' Roses.

Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to embark on a 65-city tour May 17. Weiland must serve his jail time by May 28.

Weiland was arrested Nov. 21 on a San Fernando Valley freeway off-ramp.

It was the second DUI conviction for Weiland, who has been dogged by substance problems throughout his career.

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