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Infamous bathroom where George Michael was arrested for 'lewd act' undergoes radical transformation


It's one of the most infamous public bathrooms in the world, becoming a pop culture pitstop and a local Beverly Hills landmark following British superstar George Michael's 1998 arrest.

It's one of the most infamous public bathrooms in the world, becoming a pop culture pit stop and a local Beverly Hills landmark following British superstar George Michael's arrest there in 1998. The British pop star was arrested in April 1998 after police launched a sting operation to crack down on people engaging in sexual encounters inside the public lavatory With newspaper headlines like 'Zip Me Up Before You Go Go' and the shock factor of a major celebrity being arrested for pleasuring himself in a dirty restroom in front of an undercover cop, media around the world went crazy.

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