Friday, January 16, 2009

Boy George is doing great


LONDON, England (CNN) -- Karma caught up with former Culture Club singer Boy George on Friday when a court sentenced the star to 15 months for falsely imprisoning a male escort, a court spokeswoman said.

George O'Dowd, also known as Boy George, arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London.

A jury unanimously found the pop star and DJ, whose real name is George O'Dowd, guilty of the charge last month after a seven-day trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in northeast London.

The jury determined O'Dowd, 47, had chained male escort Audun Carlsen to a wall at his apartment in London's hip Shoreditch neighborhood. Carlsen had also said the singer beat him with a metal chain.

O'Dowd, who maintained his innocence, came to court Friday sporting a multicolored tattoo on his bald head, none of his trademark makeup, and a black winter coat.

The star quit Culture Club in 1987 after a string of hits with the group, including "Karma Chameleon," "Do you really want to hurt me?" and "Church of the Poison Mind."

He has since become a DJ and revived his singing career, releasing a single last year called "Yes we can," inspired by Barack Obama and featuring clips of the U.S. president-elect.

O'Dowd is no stranger to the law. In August 2006, he spent five days cleaning the streets of Manhattan as part of a community service sentence for falsely reporting a break-in at his New York City home.

4 comments:

Johnny Sweatpants said...

Oh come on, that's not Boy George, right?

Right?

JPX said...

It sure is!

Johnny Sweatpants said...

Well no wonder he chained the male escort up! How else is he going to get laid?

I can see the court case now. The attorney will say "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, just look at this poor, pudgy, miserable man. *pinches cheeks* Surely you can understand that he had no alternative."

AC said...

what, are he and george michael in some sort of contest? that's the only explanation that makes sense to me.

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