To those Culture Club fans, Boy George sentenced to 15 months[views:2054][posts:9]_________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 11:27am - zyklon ""] 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. George O'Dowd, also known as Boy George, arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London. Full details of the sentence weren't immediately clear. 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. He has also publicly battled drug addiction |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 11:44am - SkinSandwich ""] I guess they really wanted to hurt him. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 11:47am - RustyPS ""] SkinSandwich said:I guess they really wanted to make him cry. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 11:49am - MillenialKingdom ""] Hahaha |
| _______________________________ [Jan 16,2009 1:01pm - timma ""] Well atleast he won't have to worry about the whole butt seckz thing. It's just his cup of tea! ...ZING. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 1:13pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Pfft - I like how you're implying that even one single person who posts on this site ISN'T a Culture Club fan. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 1:37pm - Osama been Latent ""] zyklon said:The jury determined O'Dowd, 47, had chained male escort Audun Carlsen to a wall at his apartment in London's hip Shoreditch neighborhood. Squalid. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 16,2009 1:41pm - ouchdrummer ""] i remember one time I got chained up while doing the whole "male escort" thing.. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 17,2009 9:35pm - anonymous ""] George should like it. He can get it up the butt and won't have to pay! |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 17,2009 9:48pm - the_reverend ""] "if they knew how much fun I was having in here, they would let m out" |