London, November 27 : Pop icon Boy George has said that his imprisonment earlier this year helped him get rid of his addiction to drugs.

The singer was released from prison in May after serving four months of a 15-month sentence for assault and false imprisonment involving a male escort.

The singer spoke about his experience attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings while in custody.

“I went in with all the tools you learn in Narcotics Anony­mous about resilience and surrender,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling Attitude magazine.

London, Nov 20 : Brit singer Boy George is set to join celebs in the Celebrity Big Brother house, it has emerged.

George, 48, had turned down offers to appear on the show in the past, but he has now decided to give it a go and it is rumoured he has bagged a 200,000 pounds fee for agreeing to sign.

“Boy George will be explosive – get ready for Celebrity Big Brother to finish with a bang,” the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.

London, October 20 : Disgraced pop star Boy George has revealed that he dug his nose in a string of classic novels during his time in the prison.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O''Dowd, was jailed in January for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat and beating the 29-year-old after a drug-fuelled nude photo shoot in 2007.

The 48-year-old was granted early release in May following his good behaviour.

“I felt strong throughout the whole thing because I knew there was a beginning and an end to it,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

Washington, September 8 : Fallen pop star Boy George has reportedly turned to a strict diet of uncooked food to shed weight he gained as he served his sentence in jail.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O''Dowd, was also said to have resorted to a gruelling exercise routine to get back in shape.

"He''s on a raw food regime and doing an hour''s walking a day," Contactmusic quoted friend of the star as saying.

Washington, September 8 : Former Culture Club frontman Boy George is drawing plans to head back to the studio and resurrect his career just fourth months after he walked free from jail.

The fallen pop star, real name George O''Dowd, was jailed in January for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat and beating the 29-year-old after a drug-fuelled nude photo shoot in 2007.

The 48-year-old was granted early release in May for his good behaviour, but was let off with a curfew and an ankle monitoring tag that was recently removed.

Washington, September 2 : Shamed pop star Boy George has declared himself a “free” man after jail authorities removed his electronic tag.

The 47-year-old star was jailed in January for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat and beating the 29-year-old after a drug-fuelled nude photo shoot in 2007.

The former Culture Club singer, born as George O''Dowd, was granted early release in May for his good behaviour, but was let off with an ankle monitoring tag and a curfew, reports Contactmusic.

London, July 27 : Troubled pop star Boy George was left feeling "upset" after his plea to become a fully-fledged member of the Hare Krishna movement was declined because of his sexuality, revealed a friend.

The singer, who has battled depression and drug addiction and recently served time in prison, was hurt after friends urged him to marry.

The 48-year-old Culture Club front man was publicly a Hare Krishna follower in the late Eighties.

London, July 26 : Boy George wants to go back to prison so he could perform for inmates.

The former Culture Club singer and recovering drug addict was released from Edmunds Hill Prison, in Suffolk, in May.

George, who is planning to tour as soon as his electronic tag is removed,

told his management: "If you get a gig in a prison, I'll turn up."

London, May 25 : Boy George and Jack Tweed are joining hands to do a DJ double act, as part of one of the strangest musical collaborations until now.

The Eighties icon and the husband of the late Jade Goody decided to launch a club night after they met at Edmunds Hill jail, Suffolk.

The duo will team up to discuss venues and names for their venture after Jack is released from prison on May 29.

“At first, Jack wasn’t sure but now he thinks it’s a great idea,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

London, May 12: Brit singer-songwriter Boy George ordered a huge bumper of cakes, coffee, and bagels to be delivered to his house after he was released from jail.

The 47-year-old, whose real name is George Alan O'Dowd, was welcomed by a friend outside the north London pad with a meal of tofu sausage casserole with a tofu steak and seaweed salad.

"It's great to be out. It's a bit daunting, but it's nice. It went fine," the Daily Star quoted him as saying.

However, the homecoming celebrations would not have any booze involved.

London - British pop singer Boy George has been released from prison early after being jailed for attacking a male escort with a metal chain, it was reported Tuesday.

The 47-year-old singer left Edmunds Hill prison in Suffolk, south- east Britain, Monday, it was reported.

He had been sentenced to 15 months in January for attacking Audun Carlsen, a Norwegian man, after imprisoning and handcuffing him at the singer's London home.

Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, is expected to wear a tag during the remaining 11 months of his sentence.

London, May 10 : Boy George will soon be freed from prison after serving just four months of his 15-month sentence.

The fallen pop idol will reportedly have an ankle tag and curfew when he walks out of Edmunds Hill jail in Suffolk.

The former Culture Club star was said to have entered the good books of the staff with his hard work as a 15-pound-a-week pot washer.

But his fellow inmates alleged the 47-year-old was getting special treatment due to his celebrity status.

London, Apr 30 : Looks like Jack Tweed is having a tough time facing another celebrity inmate in prison-he fled from jail showers with lightning speed after three encounters with naked gay star Boy George.

The 21-year-old was taken aback when he saw the Culture Club icon in the wash block of the nick where they are both serving sentences.

And shy Jack, whose Big Brother star wife Jade Goody died of cancer last month, had repeated encounters with beefy George after he was sent to cushy Edmunds Hill jail in Suffolk.

London, Mar 26 : In a bizarre incident, fraudsters replaced the Queen's head with a picture of jailed pop singer Boy George on forged bank notes.

The forgery came into limelight after a staff at a stationary shop discovered a fake 20-pound note with a picture of the former Culture Club singer on its watermark instead of the monarch.

Ryman''s in Gravesend, Kent didn't realise the fraud until they tried to cash the note on March 23.

Washington, Mar 25 : Brit singer Boy George is feeling the pinch after his clothing store had to be closed down due to heavy losses.

The pop star is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence for falsely imprisoning Norwegian Audun Carlsen at his East London apartment in April 2007.

Boy George, real name George O''Dowd, has been going through some tough times, with his B-Rude store in Shoreditch, east London closing down after recording a 130,000 dollars deficit.

Washington, Feb 02: Fans of shamed pop star Boy George are making sure his time behind bars is comfortable - by sending him money, according to reports.

The former Culture Club frontman was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison last month for chaining Norwegian Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his East London apartment in April 2007.

George has received over 400 letters and cards from fans during his incarceration in North London''s infamous Pentonville jail.

London, January 24: Boy George has been shifted to another prison after some officers were allegedly being `too kind' to the popular celebrity.

The fallen pop idol was sentenced to 15 months in jail after being found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort in his east London flat and beating the 29-year-old after a drug-fuelled nude photo shoot.

The 47-year-old, born as George O'Dowd, was said to have evoked a fan following in the Category B Pentonville Prison in North London.

London, Jan 19 : Fallen pop idol Boy George spent the first hours of his 15-month sentence writing notes in his cell.

The 47-year-old scribbled on a pad as he started his jail term in Pentonville Prison in North London.

George has already angered fellow inmates by lining up a soft job in the canteen.

He is set to earn 6 pounds a week as a server, dishing out meals to lags on A Wing.

"It won't go down well if he's seen to get special privileges. People have to wait weeks before they're given cushy jobs," the Sun quoted an inmate, as saying.

He was held there after a judge sentenced him to 15 months for falsely imprisoning Norwegian male escort Audun Carlsen, 29, and thrashing him with a chain, reports the Mirror.

Richard Lyttle, 40, held in the same cells on a driving charge, said: "When I walked into the cell I saw this fat, bald bloke sitting in the corner crying like a baby. He was shaking like a leaf, a total wreck.

"He kept sobbing over and over, ''I can''t go to jail - I''ll be killed.''

London, January 17 : Boy George, who was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a male escort in his east London flat, was dubbed "drug-crazed idiot" as he was sentenced to 15 months in jail.

The Brit singer had been accused of handcuffing escort Audun Carlsen and beating him after a drug-fuelled nude photo shoot.

The Culture Club star, born as George O'Dowd, had then allegedly tied the Norwegian to his bedroom wall and thrashed him with a metal chain before the 29-year-old fled in his boxers in April last year.