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Wessexman: autobiography

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autobiography

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	:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>		:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>

	Boy George was portrayed on film by Douglas Booth in the 2010 BBC2 drama documentary Worried About the Boy.		Boy George was portrayed on film by Douglas Booth in the 2010 BBC2 drama documentary Worried About the Boy. In 2023 an autobiography entitled Karma was published by Blink Publishing.

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	Partly based on extracts from a Wikipedia article.		Partly based on extracts from a Wikipedia article.

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Wessexman: Kirk Brandon sued Boy George unsuccessfully in 1995.

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Kirk Brandon sued Boy George unsuccessfully in 1995.

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	During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.		During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.

			In 1995, Kirk Brandon sued George for libel claiming that George mentioned a love affair between them in George's autobiography, Take It Like a Man. George won the court case and Brandon was ordered to pay £200,000 to Virgin Records, EMI Virgin Music and the book publisher in costs. Brandon declared himself bankrupt, which resulted in Boy George paying over £20,000 in legal fees.

	In 2008, George was convicted of the assault and false imprisonment of Audun Carlsen—a Norwegian who was paid £300 at the end of a session in George's apartment on their first encounter.<ref name="Balakrishnan">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/05/2 Angela Balakrishna "Boy George guilty of falsely imprisoning male escort", ''The Guardian'', 5 December 2008.</ref> He was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for these offences.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7832565.stm ''BBC News'' "Boy George jailed for 15 months" 16 January 2008</ref> He was released on home detention after serving four months of his sentence, and was required to wear an ankle monitor for 90 days.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1180468/Boy-George-gives-healthy-salute-released-jail-good-behaviour.html "Healthy-looking Boy George salutes freedom as he's released early from prison" ''The Daily Mail'', 11 May 2009</ref>		In 2008, George was convicted of the assault and false imprisonment of Audun Carlsen—a Norwegian who was paid £300 at the end of a session in George's apartment on their first encounter.<ref name="Balakrishnan">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/05/2 Angela Balakrishna "Boy George guilty of falsely imprisoning male escort", ''The Guardian'', 5 December 2008.</ref> He was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for these offences.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7832565.stm ''BBC News'' "Boy George jailed for 15 months" 16 January 2008</ref> He was released on home detention after serving four months of his sentence, and was required to wear an ankle monitor for 90 days.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1180468/Boy-George-gives-healthy-salute-released-jail-good-behaviour.html "Healthy-looking Boy George salutes freedom as he's released early from prison" ''The Daily Mail'', 11 May 2009</ref>
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	He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:		He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:
	:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>		:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>

			Boy George was portrayed on film by Douglas Booth in the 2010 BBC2 drama documentary Worried About the Boy.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	[[File:Boy George ~~2013 by Dean Stockings~~.jpg\|thumb\|Boy George ~~in 2013~~]]'''Boy George''' (born '''George Alan O'Dowd''' in [[Bexley]], 1961) is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early-mid-1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.		[[File:Boy George, Pride London 2012.jpg\|thumb\|Boy George at Pride London 2012]]'''Boy George''' (born '''George Alan O'Dowd''' in [[Bexley]], 1961) is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early-mid-1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

	During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.		During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.

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	[[File:Boy George 2013 by Dean Stockings ~~small~~.jpg\|thumb\|Boy George in 2013]]'''Boy George''' (born '''George Alan O'Dowd''' in [[Bexley]], 1961) is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early-mid-1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.		[[File:Boy George 2013 by Dean Stockings.jpg\|thumb\|Boy George in 2013]]'''Boy George''' (born '''George Alan O'Dowd''' in [[Bexley]], 1961) is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romanticism movement which emerged in the early-mid-1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam rock influences such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

	During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.		During the 1980s, Boy George was the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award winning pop band Culture Club where he became known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He also founded and was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 1989–1992.

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References

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References

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	:"As lead singer in the 1980s pop group Culture Club, Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, shot to fame in Britain and America. Known for his outrageous dress and flamboyantly gay attitude, he has reinvented himself as a DJ, and even appeared on BBC1's ''Question Time''."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html</ref>		:"As lead singer in the 1980s pop group Culture Club, Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, shot to fame in Britain and America. Known for his outrageous dress and flamboyantly gay attitude, he has reinvented himself as a DJ, and even appeared on BBC1's ''Question Time''."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html</ref>
	He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:		He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:
	:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>		:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>

			==External links==
			*http://www.boygeorgeuk.com/

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Ross Burgess at 08:07, 16 September 2013

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	Boy George was included in the first [[Pink List 2000\|Pink List]] in 2000. The citation said:		Boy George was included in the first [[Pink List 2000\|Pink List]] in 2000. The citation said:
	:"As lead singer in the 1980s pop group Culture Club, Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, shot to fame in Britain and America. Known for his outrageous dress and flamboyantly gay attitude, he has reinvented himself as a DJ, and even appeared on BBC1's Question Time."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html</ref>		:"As lead singer in the 1980s pop group Culture Club, Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, shot to fame in Britain and America. Known for his outrageous dress and flamboyantly gay attitude, he has reinvented himself as a DJ, and even appeared on BBC1's ''Question Time''."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/take-away-these-fifty-faces-and-britain-would-be-a-poorer-place-710891.html</ref>
	He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:		He was listed number 69 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]]; the citation said:
	:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>		:"The former Culture Club singer turned solo artist and DJ, bad boy George is now redeemed and recording again."<ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/events/the-pride-power-list-2011-1#bestOf-51</ref>