Judge lets Doherty skip court for gig

A district judge let Pete Doherty skip a court appearance yesterday to play a gig in France.

Judge Jane McIvor adjourned proceedings in London's Thames Magistrates Court so that the Babyshambles frontman was free to play a show in Paris.

According to The Sun, McIvor is a fan of the rock star's music and has even praised his band's single 'The Blinding'.

At a hearing last year she reportedly said of the track: "It’s a good tune, but I’m not sure about the words."

Doherty is due in court twice next week and could face a jail sentence for motoring and drugs offences next Friday.