Why I'm A Celebrity's Boy George was sent to prison

17.11.2022 - 14:13 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Pop icon Boy George was one of the first celebs to enter the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here jungle - and is reported to be the highest paid camp member.

The Culture Club singer, real name George O’Dow, is best known for his hits such as 'Karma Chameleon' and 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me', and has so far settled in and been getting along with his fellow campmates.

He's not been one to hold back though and he certainly doesn't mess about with his words. There's so far been very little drama with him Down Under, despite expressing his views on former health secretary Matt Hancock being in the jungle.

However, ITV bosses did come under fire for asking the singer to take part in the competition after he served time in prison following his conviction for false imprisonment back in 2009 during a drug-crazed night.

His victim was a Norwegian model and male escort called Audun Carlsen - Boy George is also alleged to have handcuffed him and beat him with a metal chain, something that he denies doing. When the case went to court, Audun told a jury that he was only able to get free after breaking the fixture.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Carlsen described what happened, saying: “He said he wanted to get milk. I heard him talking, I thought it was a neighbour. Then he asked me to come to the bedroom and there he was with another man.

“They jumped on me, kicked, dragged me along the floor. He handcuffed me to the wall and told the man to go, saying he’d deal with me from now on. The guy was there for 20 minutes. I was hooked to the wall for about half an hour. I was s*** scared.”

He added: “Had I been a woman and he did what he did, he would never have been given the platform. It’s hurtful that big organisations like ITV