SESAY: You're watching CNN, and this is CONNECT THE WORLD with me, Isha Sesay. Welcome back everyone. Do you remember the band The Scorpions? They had a global smash with "The Winds of Change." Well, the drummer was in the United Arab Emirates recently, and let's just say rebellious rock star behavior and the Middle East don't always mix. Leone Lakhani explains.</s>LEONE LAKHANI, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The allure of Dubai, with its luxury hotels, beaches, and bars, has long run the risk of a culture clash with its more conservative Islamic side. And James Kottak, the 51-year-old drummers with 80s rock band The Scorpions, apparently clashed with police at Dubai Airport earlier this month when he pushed local tolerance to the limit. Media here in the UA report the musician was under the influence when he arrived on a plane from Moscow on April 3rd. A passenger services agent is quoted as saying Kottak verbally insulted Muslims and flashed his middle finger. Other witnesses say he removed his trousers. Kottak denies those claims. The Scorpions star does, however, admit to being drunk in public, and that in itself is enough to land you in jail here in Dubai. The UAE penal code established the authority to imprison people for a period of one to six months. Kottak received just the minimum, a sentence the local Gulf news describes as lenient. The case serves as a reminder that while Dubai has done much to Westernize its image, certain behavior can get you in trouble wherever you go. Leone Lakhani, CNN, Dubai.</s>SESAY: Oh dear, oh dear. I'm Isha Sesay, and that was CONNECT THE WORLD. Thank you for watching.
Scorpions Drummer Stung in Dubai