The star was detained after he was spotted by an undercover officer committing the alleged offence in a public toilet in a memorial park in Beverly Hills on Tuesday evening.

Police later confirmed that the man they arrested was the internationally famous singer.

The British star, who has enjoyed a 15-year music career, was booked for lewd conduct and released after posting 500 dollars bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 5.

Lieutenant Edward Kreins told a news conference the singer was arrested in the Will Rogers Memorial Park, in Beverly Hills, by undercover officers from the crime suppression unit.

They had been on a routine patrol in the family park when they allegedly saw Michael engaging in "a lewd act", he added, confirming that the singer was alone at the time of his arrest.

Michael at first gave police his real name, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, and then supplied his stage name when asked if he used any other names. At the police station he described his occupation as "singer".

An assistant of Michael's agent, Connie Filippello, told PA News: "We have no comment to make." Michael shot to fame in the 1980s as one half of the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley before leaving to pursue a highly successful solo career.

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