When I first heard this story, I thought Pete Doherty was given an actual four months in jail for one of his many drug busts and I got all excited. The British press is reporting that he got a “suspended prison term” of four months, which to me meant his expanding ass is getting hauled to the slammer. It’s a suspended sentence though, and it’s suspended for two years, so that essentially means he’s on probation and if he gets through that time period without getting into trouble again he won’t have to go to jail. (Most of you guys probably know that term already, but it was new to me so forgive me for explaining it.)

Since Doherty has shown that he was able to kick drugs, he was given the lighter sentence along with “an 18-month supervision order and a one-year drug rehabilitation order.” He also has to pay a £475 fine, equivalent to $973 USD, for driving without insurance or an MOT sticker, which is the British car inspection. Pete was just released from a drug treatment order last Wednesday after he proved that he has quit drugs and is just drinking and eating heavily.

Pete has narrowly escaped jail and he’s also out of his recent relationship. He is said to have dumped Kate Moss’ TopShop model Irina Lazareanu because she was too clingy. That’s kind of ironic, considering that Pete is said to be calling his ex, Kate Moss, so much after he split with Lazareanu that she’s had to change her phone number. Kate is now dating guitarist Jamie Hince of The Kills, and recently spent a vacation in the south of France with Hince, who is said to be worried that she’ll get back together again with Pete.

Pete Doherty is sober and he’s not with Kate Moss anymore. He may as well be a different person now. Next thing you know he’ll stop giving his cats drugs, and start showering regularly.

Pete Doherty is shown outside of court today, thanks to WENN.