Pop star Boy George, seen here entering Snaresbrook Crown Court, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Friday for imprisoning a Norwegian male escort after a nude photoshoot.(
Posted on 01/16/2009 2:45:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Culture Club frontman Boy George was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in jail after being found guilty last month of falsely imprisoning a Norwegian male escort.
Tried under his real name George O'Dowd, the 47-year-old Briton denied the charge of false imprisonment at his London flat in April, 2007. After his conviction on December 5, judge David Radford had warned him that he faced a prison term.
But the length of the sentence was a surprise to lawyers who had expected a term of around three months, or even a suspended sentence.
Shocked family members and friends in a packed courtroom at Snaresbrook Crown Court in east London gasped and broke down in tears after the sentence was read. O'Dowd, his head shaved and wearing a black coat and sweater, stared ahead impassively.
"This offence is so serious that only an immediate sentence of imprisonment can be justified for it," Radford said.
He said the escort, Audun Carlsen, was "shocked, degraded and traumatized" at being detained and attacked by O'Dowd and an unidentified companion, and said a guilty plea "would have been true evidence of remorse and saved your victim from ... cross-examination."
The singer had told police he invited Carlsen back to his home after a cocaine-fueled pornographic photo shoot in January, 2007, because he suspected the Norwegian of stealing pictures from his computer.
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Johnny Cash was a changed man after prison. Good luck, George.
Fat, homosexual, Jewish star tattooed to head, and abusive towards Queer prostitutes is no way to go thru life son.
“Boy George”! I bet he enjoys prison so much he stabs a guard to stay!
Some culture, some club. A sane person could do without both.
Johnny Cash never went to prison. At most, he spent a night in jail. Playing at Folson Prison doesn't count.
He should have fun in that element
Does this mean he won’t be able to sing at O’s inaugeral festivities this week??? What a shame!
Jewish? Sounds Irish to me.
Pop star Boy George, seen here entering Snaresbrook Crown Court, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Friday for imprisoning a Norwegian male escort after a nude photoshoot.(
He’s a nice boy and always paid his rent on time.
Got to hand it to the Brits on this one. At least they meted out some semblance of punishment. Here in America, the judge and jury would’ve swooned over his celebrity status and given him a slap on the wrist.
Wasn’t he a big 0 supporter? I guess he saw “something” in him.
Boy George is a total nitwit, despite have produced some decent songs. He is a Kool-Aid drinking Bush hater and the libs love him. Likely his cell mate will love him too, if you know what I mean.
“Fat, homosexual, Jewish star tattooed to head, and abusive towards Queer prostitutes is no way to go thru life son.”
You forgot to add ‘crusty’ before homosexual.
It took under an hour on Monday for the singer, dressed in an orange vest and Capri pants, to get into a fight with the media. "You think you're better than me?” he yelled. "Go home. Let me do my community service." Part of his bad mood stems from his plea for an alternate form of punishment, which was clearly denied. George wanted to help teenagers make a public service announcement, hold a fashion and makeup workshop, serve as a D.J. at an HIV/AIDS benefit, or do telephone outreach.
http://www.cinemablend.com/music/Boy-George-Ordered-To-Pick-Up-Trash-791.html
Rather like sentencing the fat kid to the candy store, don’t you think?
“Crime time” Death cab for cutie Sung it like a beauty Stepped out forgetting Danger has a duty Lonely night He wants to squeeze her tight They murder for a dollar No one hears you holler Wrap up your baby Then you'll be a scholar Chorus: Love stops knocking, your heart starts rocking It's crime time Out on the main land Hit him with a right hand Stepped on his ego Now he fells like a man Do it right It's a lonely fight Playing fats waller Lipstick on your collar Back in 1950 People had their honour (chorus) They murder for a dollar No one hears you holler Wrap up your baby Then you'll be a scholar
Fifteen months? Big deal. Wasn't this crime similar to the one that put OJ Simpson away for at least fifteen years?
By the way, I asked and answered a question in my own mind today:
"When will we finally start calling him Man George?"
"When he acts like one."
What’s the big deal here? Surely everyone has a Norwegian chained to the wall, no?
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