November 13, 200718 yr Boy George is charged after 'chaining male escort to a wall' Last updated at 12:47pm on 13th November 2007 Boy George has been charged with false imprisonment after allegedly chaining a male escort to a wall at his London flat. Police said today that the 47-year-old singer and DJ has been ordered to appear before Thames magistrates next week. He reported to a police station yesterday and was released on bail. Scroll down for more... Oh Boy: the pop star has been charged with false imprisonment Read more... Russell Brand: 'I went to rehab to treat my sex addiction'Hugh and Liz continue to play celebrity 'hide and seek' in the Big Apple Auden Karlsen, 28, claims he was a prisoner at the Culture Club star's home in Shoreditch. He said he met George on the website Gaydar but only went to the flat as a photographic model. He said George and another man held him at the property after taking pictures. The star allegedly produced whips and sex toys and threatened him. Mr Karlsen said he only escaped after wrenching a hook out the wall. George, charged under his real name of O'Dowd, denied the allegations when they came to light in April. He could be jailed for life if he is convicted. Last year George was given community service in New York after pleading guilty to falsely reporting a burglary at his Manhattan flat. The officers who responded found traces of cocaine there instead. He was ordered to clean the streets for the city's sanitation department as part of his community service and forced to wear an orange workman's bib. The star, who has admitted heroin addiction in the past, vowed never to return to America but said it had helped him to bring stability to his chaotic lifestyle. He said at the time: "It's been quite grounding, because I have no structure in my life. "The media has this image of me as this big faggot sitting on cushions all day eating grapes. But I'm a real person, I have a Hoover, I don't have a cleaner. "So the idea that I can't pick up a broom and shovel is ridiculous. The hard work was good for me. You just get on with it."
November 22, 200718 yr Author Boy George faces trial for 'imprisoning a male escort' Last updated at 17:58pm on 22nd November 2007 Boy George was sent for trial today accused of falsely imprisoning a male escort by chaining him to a wall. The pop star and DJ will next appear at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court on February 25, Thames Magistrates' Court ruled. Scroll down for more... Trial date: Boy George seen leaving court today, will stand trial in February over charges he 'imprisoned' a male escort The 46-year-old - real name George O'Dowd - spoke during the minute-long hearing only to confirm his name and date of birth. It is alleged that he falsely imprisoned a 28-year-old at his home in Ravey Street, Hackney, east London, on April 28. The former Culture Club singer left court in a blacked-out silver estate car without comment. He was released on conditional bail.
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