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Boy George Faces Life

November 25, 2008 12:56 PM

Photo: Bedder/Getty

You may remember the sordid tale from 2007 when ex-Culture Clubber Boy George was arrested for allegedly hiring a Norwegian male escort, handcuffing him to the wall and beating him with a metal chain. After entering a not guilty plea last February, denying the assault and imprisonment charges, the trial against Boy George has begun in London's Snaresbrook Crown Court, and the twisted details are emerging from that crazy night in 2007.

Here's what jurors have heard so far:

Boy George hired Audun Carlsen, a Norwegian male escort, back in early '07.

The two snorted a few rails of nose candy and BG administered a BJ.

Later, BG accused Carlsen of tampering with his computer. He sent the escort "bizarre" and accusatory emails over the next two months, then apologized and said he had accused the wrong person.

Carlsen, like an idiot, agreed to meet with George again in April.

The two met and posed for a pornographic photo shoot. Once the shoot was over, Carlsen was attacked by George and an unidentified friend. Carlsen claims he was tackled to the ground and then handcuffed to the wall. The assistant left and George produced a box full of chains and leather whips, saying "Now you're going to get it."

Carlsen was able to break free early the next morning and ran for help wearing only his boxers and the handcuffs, but not before George whacked him in the back with a chain during his escape.

After being arrested, George told the police, "I will absolutely own up to handcuffing him. I wanted to find out if he was the person (who tampered with the computer)."

He faces assault and false imprisonment charges and could face life in prison!