Boy George

When Jack Tweed met ‘naked’ Boy George in jail shower

When Jack Tweed met ‘naked’ Boy George in jail showerLondon, 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.

Fraudsters replace Queen''s head with Boy George on fake notes

Fraudsters replace Queen''s head with Boy George on fake notesLondon, 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.

Recession bites Boy George’s clothing store

Recession bites Boy George’s clothing storeWashington, 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.

Caring fans send cash to jailed Boy George

Caring fans send cash to jailed Boy GeorgeWashington, 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.

‘Popular’ Boy George moved to ‘less kind’ prison

‘Popular’ Boy George moved to ‘less kind’ prisonLondon, 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.

Boy George spends first hours of jail term ‘scribbling on pad’

Boy George denied US visaLondon, 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.

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