VIENNA, Austria: British singer George Michael was discharged from a Vienna hospital on Thursday after weeks of treatment for severe pneumonia, the Oesterreich newspaper reported.

The report on the Austrian paper’s website said the 48-year-old former Wham! front man walked to a waiting limousine that took him to the airport. It cited unidentified hospital staff.

“He will be able to celebrate Christmas at home in London,” it said.

A spokeswoman for the Vienna General Hospital declined to comment on the report, referring questions to Michael’s public relations agency.

Michael’s publicist in London told Reuters the Oesterreich newspaper story was based on rumors.

“Nothing has been confirmed to us -- and we don’t know when he will be released ... it could be in the coming weeks,” a spokeswoman told Reuters. “There have been lots of rumors in the Austrian press.”

Asked if reports were wrong, she declined to comment further.

Michael, whose chart-topping hits as a solo artist include “Faith” and “Careless Whisper” postponed a series of concerts and was taken into hospital in Vienna last month.

The Grammy award-winning singer first found fame in the 1980s with Wham! before going on to pursue a successful solo career. He has sold an estimated 100 million records and has a personal fortune estimated at 90 million pounds ($141 million).