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NEWS ABOUT: Boy George

Boy George stories: 8 news summaries
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Rimes' Marriage Hits Skids, Too 

Plus, Mr. Winehouse gets his own headline

Jul 27, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Days after Eddie Cibrian’s wife announced their separation, Cibrian’s Northern Lights co-star—and rumored lover—LeAnn Rimes’ hubby is addressing reports their marriage is also over, the New York Daily News reports. Dean Sheremet recently Twittered, “Thanks to everyone for all the support through a very difficult... More »

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entertainment • Elton John • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Boy George • Mitch Winehouse • LeAnn Rimes • Eddie Cibrian • celebrity breakup • Dov Charney

Boy George Replaces Queen on Fake Bills

British shop workers fooled by his-head-for-hers forgery

Mar 26, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boy George made a convincing stand-in for the Queen on a counterfeit note found in Britain this week, the Daily Telegraph reports. The £20 note was passed at a stationary shop and the staff didn't realize it was a fake until a bank worker checked the anti-forgery watermark and... More »

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currency • counterfeit • Britain • watermark • Boy George • forgery • Howard Stern Grid



 Boy George  
 Gets 15-Month 
 Jail Term 

Guilty of 'gratuitous violence,' singer gets 15 months: judge

Jan 16, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A London court today sentenced Boy George to 15 months in prison for imprisoning an escort he accused of theft, the Telegraph reports. The judge called the pop star’s actions “gratuitous violence” that “traumatized” 29-year-old Audun Carlsen. The singer, 47, reportedly didn’t testify because he didn't... More »

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London • crime • celebrity trials • celebrity • escort • Boy George

 Meanest 
 Quotes 
 Uttered 
 by Men 

Rivals, women, and love get trounced

Dec 13, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Men's Health rounds up what it calls the "meanest things ever said by men." Here's a sample:
  • "Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic."—Prince
  • "He looks like a dwarf who's been dipped
... More »

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Michael Jackson • Prince • Boy George • Friedrich Nietzsche • famous quotes • mean men • Samuel Goldwyn

 Boy George Guilty 
 of Imprisoning Escort 

Jury convicts pop star of false imprisonment

Dec 5, 08 11:52 AM CST
(AP) - A jury has convicted pop singer Boy George of falsely imprisoning a male escort. Jurors sided with Norwegian Audun Carlsen, who accused the pop star of handcuffing him to a wall at the singer's London apartment and roughing him up. Boy George admitted handcuffing him but said he did so... More »

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London • crime • celebrity trials • trial • celebrity • escort • Britain • Boy George

 Boy George Beat Me: Escort 

Claims the singer beat him with metal chain

Nov 25, 08 8:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Boy George handcuffed a male escort to the wall and beat him with a metal chain, a London court was told yesterday. Audun Carlsen said he was lured into a bedroom, where the singer, who is standing trial for false imprisonment, and another man beat him until he managed to... More »

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celebrity trials • hacker • trial • celebrity • escort • Boy George

Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

Singer plans gig to thank community service co-workers

Jun 12, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boy George is planning a private gig as a thank-you to the people who helped him keep New York's streets clean during his week of court-ordered community service, the New York Daily News reports. The singer, who says city workers treated him very kindly during his 2006 punishment for wasting... More »

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New York City • community service • sanitation • concert • singer • Boy George

Boy George Charged With Chaining Up Male Escort

Singer faces false imprisonment charges

Nov 13, 07 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Demonstrating endless imagination in running afoul of the law, Boy George has been charged with false imprisonment after a male escort told police the eccentric pop star chained him to the wall of his London flat. Police originally arrested the singer in April, when a 28-year-old Norwegian complained that George,... More »

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celebrity trials • courts • Boy George

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