Boy George Jailed for 15 months
 

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.

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. Watch as Boy George arrives at court »

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."


http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Musi...son/index.html

Darn, they already used the "karma" zinger. I wanted to use it.

"Do you really want to hurt me?"

Do you really want to make me cry....

Raise your hand if you clicked the link JUST to see the tattoo.

*raises hand*

Hand raised...

*waiving*

He did not age well at all. :(

Yup

I remember watching something on VH-1 about him. I think he said something like most of the songs he wrote were about his relationship with his drummer.

Yep. He and Jon Moss had a tempestuous relationship, to say the least. "Victims" probably sums it up best. Moss is now married to one of the Bananarama gals, I think?

I think so. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, Jon!!

(ps: after watching the Culture Club Behind the Music around 500 times, I decided that Jon looked like a good friend of the ex's who I've always had a crush on. I would never ever tell him that unless I wanted to piss him off [which I might because he's been a dick our last couple interactions] since he's been mistaken for gay before.)