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Boy George performs his community service in NYC
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| starsearcher |
Poor guy...I thought this was kinda funny...
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| Hey, he committed a crime, and got caught. This was his sentence. I don't feel bad for him at all. But good for him for sucking it up and dealing with it. |
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| jon jon |
| what the hell was his crime? lol how out of the celeb goss loop am I? |
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| Irishaddict |
| He looks weird without makeup on. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
what the hell was his crime? lol how out of the celeb goss loop am I? |
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Boy George on US cocaine charge
Musician Boy George has appeared in court charged with possessing cocaine after being arrested in New York.
The 44-year-old performer was detained at about 0300 (0700 GMT) on Friday by police responding to a report of a burglary at his luxury Manhattan home.
A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office said he was released after being charged with possession of a controlled substance.
It is alleged he had more than an eighth of an ounce (3.5g) of cocaine.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to five and a half years in prison. He is scheduled to return to court on 19 December.
His former agent Tony Denton said after speaking to Boy George's sister, Siobhan that the star denied the drug was his.
'Not taking'
Mr Denton said: "Basically, he did call the police himself. He actually thought somebody was breaking into the apartment.
"They turned up and they searched the apartment and found traces of cocaine on the computer table, which George has said he was not taking and was nothing to do with him."
A New York Police Department spokesman said the singer was charged with possessing cocaine and falsely reporting an incident.
The spokesman said police had responded to an emergency call made by Boy George.
"The call was about a possible burglary," he said. The star - real name George O'Dowd - rose to fame in 80s band Culture Club.
He also suffered from a well-publicised heroin addiction during that decade.
During the 90s, he established a successful career as a club DJ.
He moved to the US around the time his musical Taboo transferred to Broadway in 2003, but it received mainly negative reviews and closed after less than three months.
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| StereoPrincess |
| i like how they say, an eighth of an ounce. |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Boy George reports for NYC trash duty
By SAMANTHA GROSS, Associated Press Writer 54 minutes ago
NEW YORK - With a city-issued broom in his hand, Boy George started his court-ordered community service early Monday, sweeping leaves and trash off the sidewalks of New York.
It took less than an hour for the former Culture Club frontman to get into a spat with the media.
"You think you're better than me?" he yelled. "Go home. Let me do my community service."
Boy George took to the streets of Manhattan as a Department of Sanitation worker wearing an orange vest, dark capri pants, shoes without socks, and without the wild makeup and androgynous style that made him so recognizable as the '80s icon who sang "Karma Chameleon" and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
"This is supposed to be making me humble. Let me do this," he said. "I just want to do my job."
The singer, born George O'Dowd, was ordered to spend five days working for the Department of Sanitation after pleading guilty in March to falsely reporting a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment. The officers who responded found cocaine instead.
At 7 a.m. Monday, a sport utility vehicle pulled up at a Lower East Side sanitation depot. The agency planned to issue the singer a shovel, broom, plastic bags and gloves for the job of picking up trash on the city's streets.
In June, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Anthony Ferrara issued a warrant for O'Dowd's arrest after he initially failed to complete the requirements of his plea deal. When O'Dowd appeared in court 10 days later, Ferrara called off the warrant but warned the singer he could not escape his community service commitment.
"It's up to you whether you make it an exercise in humiliation or in humility," Ferrara told O'Dowd.
O'Dowd, 45, initially envisioned a service project more in line with his status as an '80s icon.
He petitioned to spend the time helping teenagers make a public service announcement. Among his other proposals to the court: holding a fashion and makeup workshop, serving as a DJ at an
HIV/
AIDS benefit or doing telephone outreach.
Boy George's manager, Jeremy Pearce, told reporters shortly after the singer arrived for his first day on the job: "He doesn't show any kind of emotion about these things. He takes it in his stride."
"He doesn't need to be humiliated," Pearce said. "He's a humble person."
"Things outside in the street were a little chaotic," said Sanitation spokesman Keith Mellis. "We'll see if there's some cleaning that can be done inside."
The sweeping later resumed in a gated Sanitation parking lot.
"This is for everyone's safety," Deputy Sanitation Chief Albert Durrell said as photographers crowded outside the gate. He said the day's work also might include mopping inside the depot. |
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814...DltBHNlYwM3MTY- |
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| Cosmic Fur |
^ I agree with him. Talk about kicking a person when they're down. I'm surprised he didn't explode at the photographers in a frenzy of flying mops and buckets.
Edit: I don't feel sorry for him for having to do community service, I feel sorry for him because they're not letting him do it in peace. ing parasites. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Edit: I don't feel sorry for him for having to do community service, I feel sorry for him because they're not letting him do it in peace. ing parasites. |
Ya...I agree...I don't feel bad for him having to do the community service, but it's kinda sad they won't leave him alone. On the other hand however, when you're a celebrity and in the public eye, being constantly photographed is something you have to accept. A lot of celebrities say that. It may not be the most respectful thing to do...I don't think they should have a constant flash in their eyes, but it happens. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| I know that, but it's not like he wa slike Britney Spears, posing for covers of magazines while complaining about all the press. As far as I know, he has been out of the public eye completely for some years now. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
I know that, but it's not like he wa slike Britney Spears, posing for covers of magazines while complaining about all the press. As far as I know, he has been out of the public eye completely for some years now. |
Not so much...I saw him at Guv last year. Say goodbye to Culture Club, Boy George has been spinning for quite awhile now. |
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