Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, who has a history of drug-related problems, was sentenced on Monday to eight days in jail for driving under the influence of drugs a second time.

Weiland, 40, was arrested in November last year after his car crashed on a Los Angeles freeway. He was arrested after refusing to take a sobriety test and was charged last month. He pleaded no contest to the charge on Monday and, due to his previous conviction for a similar offense in 2004, was sentenced to eight days in prison, put on four-year probation and ordered to spend 18 months in rehab. Earlier this month, Weiland was axed from the rock band Velvet Revolver, which complained about the singer's "increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems." Since then, Weiland has reunited with the band that made him a rock star, the Stone Temple Pilots, which emerged as a powerhouse in the 1990s with hits such as "Sex Type Thing," "Plush" and "Interstate Love Song."

AFP