Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page won’t serve time in jail for drug possession charges laid this summer in New York.

A U.S. judge ruled Tuesday that the singer must stay clean for six months and seek drug treatment, with all charges to be dropped if those conditions are met.

Judge Thomas Miller, who announced the arrangements during Page’s appearance at a Fayetteville, N.Y., court, said lawyers underwent “extensive negotiations” to reach the agreement.

Page’s girlfriend and her roommate, who faced similar charges after police allegedly found the three with cocaine and marijuana in a Fayetteville apartment, received the same deal.

After the hearing, Page read a statement in front of a crowd of media.

“The respect and responsibility I have earned over the course of my life and my career thus far are important to me and I am moving forward from this with gratitude and with hope,” he said.

“I also apologize to all of those I have hurt or embarrassed during this episode.”

The Barenaked Ladies recently announced they would play a series of children’s and Christmas-themed shows in Toronto and Ottawa in December.






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