When we heard that a clothes company was flogging T-shirts to raise money for a Pete Doherty Welfare Fund, we were a little dubious – after all, why would anyone want to throw their hard-earned pennies on someone so unsavoury? But now lastseason.com has announced that their appeal raised the not very princely sum of £17.10 for the singer, who was released from prison this morning. Oh dear. “Sales have been somewhat disappointing – we only sold six stripy tops,” says the bloke who dreamed up this ridiculous publicity stunt runs the company. He also said that they’ve already mailed Pete a cheque. “We had planned to do a big presentation and get a big cheque made up but it seems pointless for a mere £17 quid and change,” he added. Hmm, what would you do if you unexpectedly came into £17? The mind boggles.
Pete earns some cash