Singer Boy George was handed several free pairs of women's shoes from a British clothing chain this week (ends12May13) after complaining that a staffmember looked down on him for trying on high heels.

The Culture Club star was furious when an unnamed female worker at an Evans shop in London snubbed the star for trying on wedge shoes, so he took to his Twitter.com page on Wednesday (08May13) to report her actions.

He tweeted, "If the stroppy/unhelpful woman at Evans in Marble Arch thinks I'm going to take this lying down! Ha! I'm sure lots of geezers (men) buy women's shoes at Evans? Or is...

British singer Boy George is determined to overturn an order banning him from travelling to the U.S., insisting it's "a horrible feeling" to be prevented from visiting the country.

The Karma Chameleon hit-maker was detained by cops in 2005 after they discovered cocaine in his New York apartment during a call-out over a reported burglary. Boy George denied the substance was his.

He later pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a burglary and was fined, sentenced to five days of community service, and ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation program.

The former Culture Club frontman, who has...

Boy George's 1980s hit-makers Culture Club have reunited for the first time in 10 years ahead of a New Year's Eve show in Australia.

The gender-bending singer and band mates Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss have regrouped in the studio ahead of the Sydney Resolution Concert Series, which will also feature performances from Jamiroquai and the Pet Shop Boys.

Hay tells Australia's Channel Seven, "Last time we got together was 10 years ago, so it takes that long to recover from the last time we worked with each other."

And the get together will result in new material: "That's the thing t...

Boy George has criticized London officials after they failed to find any surveillance footage of an alleged attack on his friend last week.

The Culture Club star was devastated to learn his pal Philip Sallon had been hurt during a night out in the U.K. capital last Saturday.

Sallon is still in hospital after sustaining broken bones and a fractured skull in the alleged attack in London's popular Piccadilly Circus.

The singer, real name George O'Dowd, is angry that no CCTV footage of the incident has been uncovered.

He tells Britain's Guardian newspaper, "This is an area that we are told ...

Boy George has blasted bosses at fashion house Christian Dior for firing embattled designer John Galliano, insisting they should have offered him a stint in rehab instead.

The couturier was sacked as the company's head designer on Tuesday following claims he hurled anti-Semitic and racist abuse at a couple in Paris, France, and was caught on tape ranting about his "love" for Adolf Hitler.

When the scandal first broke last month, former Culture Club frontman George offered his support to Galliano by writing on Twitter.com, "Time to get sober, perhaps!!... He was clearly drunk and wrong b...

Gender-bending 80s pop star Marilyn has attacked rocker Gavin Rossdale for coming clean about the pair's gay romance after denying it for years in the media.

The "Calling Your Name" hitmaker first went public with the affair a decade ago after fellow 80s gay icon Boy George hinted Marilyn and Rossdale were an item, but the Bush star has always vehemently denied all romantic links to the singer.

However, in the November issue of Details magazine, Rossdale owns up to the fling, stating, "It's just one of those things: Move on. When you're 17, Jesus Christ. I don't think there's anything str...

Boy George has confirmed Culture Club will reunite in 2012 to mark the band's 30th anniversary.

Superproducer Mark Ronson recently revealed he had made it his mission to bring former bandmates Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, Jon Moss and Sam Baker back together, eight years after they split.

And flamboyant frontman George O'Dowd - aka gay icon Boy George - has revealed a plan is in place to celebrate the anniversary of the release of Culture Club's first ever single on April 30, 2012.

He says, "We're definitely doing it, yeah, yeah, in 2012. Our D-Day is April 30, which is the same day...

Boy George is delighted he has managed to stay sober and drug-free for more than two years - insisting his decision to clean up is the "best thing" he's ever done.

The former Culture Club singer vowed to tackle his alcohol and drug demons in 2008 after he was arrested for assault and false imprisonment following a bust-up with a male model at his London flat.

He admits strangers frequently offer him booze - but the Karma Chameleon hit-maker manages to resist temptation by looking at how his friends behave when they're drunk.

George tells U.K. TV show Loose Women, "It's the best thing ...

Boy George fears Lady Gaga may be struggling with her "occasional" drug habit, after the star confessed she uses cocaine a "couple of times a year."

The Poker Face hit-maker recently opened up about her battle with drug addiction when she was struggling to make it as a singer in New York, and went on to reveal she still sporadically dabbles with coke. She told Rolling Stone magazine, "I won't lie; it's occasional. And when I say occasional, I mean maybe a couple of times a year."

However, George - who was hooked on heroin at the height of his Culture Club fame - has hit back at the singe...

Boy George is planning to reunite Culture Club next year to mark the 30th anniversary of the band. The singer helped form the group in 1981 and shot to fame when they released their first record a year later.

They split in 1986, but briefly returned to music in 1998 for several shows and the release of new songs. The band reunited for a 20th anniversary concert in London in 2002 and again in 2006 for a tour without Boy George.

However, the frontman is now eager to stage a full comeback in 2011.

He says, "I think we could do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour. It's our 30th anniversar...

Eighties pop icon Boy George was in for a shock when he met Lady Gaga for the first time - she asked the Culture Club star to autograph her genitalia.

The "Poker Face" hitmaker has regularly recalled how she spent her teens as an outcast at her posh New York school, branding herself a "freak" who listened to Boy George.

And the singer finally got to meet her hero backstage at one of her U.K. concerts - only to make an extremely personal request from the Karma Chameleon star.

Boy George tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "It was very brief when I met her, there were a lot of people in the room...

Boy George is reaping the benefits of kicking his nicotine habit - he can finally sing onstage without any difficulty breathing.

The Culture Club star has quit drinking and smoking for good since completing a four-month stint in prison earlier this year for assaulting a male escort in 2007. And he insists he feels better than ever now that he's clean.

He says, "I stopped smoking three months ago - that's the best thing I ever did! I feel so free; it's great as a singer. And now when I call people, they say, 'Is it you?' It used to be like (wheezing). I don't do that anymore. That's ...

Boy George has credited his time in prison with improving his life "more than 100 per cent" - because it forced him to beat his drug addictions.

The former Culture Club frontman was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of a male escort in 2007.

And the fourth months he spent behind bars pushed the singer to attend drug dependency meetings, where he finally received the help he needed.

He says, "I went in with all the tools you learn in Narcotics Anonymous about resilience and surrender. I went to NA meetings inside. The first week in Pentonville (prison). Oh ...

Pop star Boy George was stunned to discover the convicts he spent time with as an inmate at London's Pentonville Prison were polite.

The former Culture Club frontman was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of a male escort in 2007. He was initially terrified about coming face to face with hardened criminals before his sentence began, but he was treated with nothing but respect.

He tells TV host Jonathan Ross, "The first 48 hours were a little bit of a shock to me! When you walk in, Pentonville is a Victorian prison so it's a classic. Every movie you've ever seen...

Shamed singer Boy George was forced to toughen up during his stint in prison earlier this year for fear of falling victim to other inmates.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O'Dowd, was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of male escort Audun Carlsen in 2007.

He served just four months of his 15 month sentence and was released in May for good behavior - and he admits his time behind bars changed him dramatically.

He says, "You've got the classic picture of the balconies and the banging cups. I knew what to expect. I was quite hostile. Very ho...

Shamed singer Boy George is planning to revive his music career just four months after he was released from prison. The former Culture Club front-man, real name George O'Dowd, was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of male escort Audun Carlsen in 2007.

He served just four months of his 15 month sentence and was released in May for good behavior - and is now hatching plans to head back to the studio to record a new album of cover songs.

He tells British newspaper The People, "I'm choosing songs that speak to me and have lyrics that reflect my personal journey and ...

Eighties pop star Boy George is a free man - the singer has left prison after completing just four months of a 15 month sentence.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O'Dowd, was jailed in January for the false imprisonment and assault of male escort Audun Carlsen in 2007.

He was initially sent to Pentonville Prison in North London, and later transferred to Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk, where he remained until his release on Monday morning.

O'Dowd, 47, was granted early release for good behavior. He has been fitted with an ankle monitoring tag and must adhe...

Shamed pop star Boy George has been hit by the credit crunch from his prison cell - his clothes store has been closed down after suffering huge losses.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O'Dowd, is currently serving a 15 month prison sentence in January for falsely imprisoning Norwegian Audun Carlsen at his East London apartment in April 2007.

And the star's miserable year continues - his B-Rude store in Shoreditch, east London has been shut down after recording a $130,000 deficit, reports U.K. newspaper The Sun.

A source tells the publication, "He is feeli...

Shamed pop star Boy George's time in jail has been made easier by his caring fans - they are sending the former Culture Club frontman money to spend during his stint behind bars.

The singer - real name George O'Dowd - 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. During his incarceration in North London's infamous Pentonville jail, George has received over 400 letters and cards from fans.

And followers of the 47-year-old are making sure his time behind bars is comfortabl...

Jailed pop star Boy George has been given a break behind bars because he's too popular. The former Culture Club star feared he'd be beaten up or worse during his time at North London's infamous Pentonville prison, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Guards and fellow inmates have been so welcoming, according to reports, officials have had to move him to a "softer" part of the tough jail.

A prison insider tells blogger Perez Hilton, "The governors were taken aback by how popular he was. A lot of the guys are of the age when they remember what a big star he was and how good...

Former Culture Club frontman Boy George is terrified he will die behind bars while locked up in one of London's toughest prisons, according to a fellow inmate.

The singer - real name George O'Dowd - was convicted in December of chaining Norwegian Audun Carlsen to a hook in a bedroom at his East London apartment in April 2007 after suspecting the escort of tampering with his computer. O'Dowd, 47, was jailed for 15 months on Friday after a judge at London's Snaresbrook Crown Court described the incident as "gratuitous violence."

The fallen star was then taken to the court's holdin...

Boy George has been forced to evict a DJ pal who is awaiting trial for rape after a judge ruled that the two celebs sharing a house was inappropriate - given the singer's own recent conviction for false imprisonment of a male escort.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O'Dowd, is facing a possible jail term when he is sentenced next week after he was found guilty of chaining a male escort to his bed at his London home in 2007.

O'Dowd has let his friend Antony Marnoch - freed on $15,300 while he awaits trial for the alleged rape of a 12-year-old-boy in a public toile...

Former Culture Club frontman Boy George has praised David Bowie - for helping him come out as gay.

The openly homosexual singer - real name George O'Dowd - admits he was "confused" by his sexuality as a teenager - but had the courage to accept his feelings when Bowie confessed in 1972 that he is bisexual. And O'Dowd hopes he had a similar effect on adolescents during his 1980s heyday.

He told fans at a concert in London on Wednesday, "When I was a little queer boy I was very confused. Then along came this man - David Bowie - and everything seemed to make sense for me, and a lot ...

LONDON (AP) - Singer Boy George admits in a recording played in court that he restrained a male escort with handcuffs.

But the former Culture Club singer says he had no intention of hurting the man. He also denies he tried to assault the escort or that he swung a chain at him.

The singer with the real name of George O'Dowd is on trial in London for the false imprisonment of 29-year-old Audun Carlsen.

O'Dowd says in a police recording played Monday that he asked Carlsen to come to his apartment. O'Dowd says he wanted to ask Carlsen if he had tampered with his laptop.

The ...

The male escort at the center of singer Boy George's false imprisonment trial asked to be handcuffed during an earlier raunchy photo shoot, a London court has heard.

The former Culture Club frontman, whose real name is George O'Dowd is alleged to have lured model Audun Carlsen to the bedroom of his home last year, where he reportedly handcuffed him to a hook on the wall and beat him with a metal chain. But jurors at the trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court were shown earlier pictures O'Dowd had taken of Carlsen, who appears semi-naked with chains around his wrist and a choker on his neck....

The male escort at the center of singer Boy George's false imprisonment trial cashed in on his alleged ordeal by selling his story to a magazine in his native Norway, a London court has heard.

The former Culture Club frontman, real name George O'Dowd, is charged with unlawfully detaining and assaulting model Audun Carlsen in his East London apartment in April 2007 following a fight over naked photographs he had taken of the man. O'Dowd is alleged to have lured Carlsen to the bedroom of his home last year, where he reportedly handcuffed the 29-year-old to a hook on his bedroom wall and...

David Hasselhoff has been turned into a video game action man. The star has been given a virtual identity for Pain Movie Lot, a new PlayStation 3 game, which will hit stores in November.

Players will be able to hurt The Hoff, as he has dubbed himself, and win points by making the actor endure painful pratfalls.

Hasselhoff, who admits he's not much of a gamer himself, is so thrilled with his new starring role he has recorded a new version of Culture Club's "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me," which will be available as a download when the game hits stores.

He tells People.com, "W...

Boy George has axed a concert on his new comeback tour - after selling less than a hundred tickets for the gig.

The former Culture Club frontman, 47, was due to perform onstage at the 2,200 capacity Portsmouth Guildhall in Hampshire, England on Tuesday as part of his The Boy Is Back In Town tour of the U.K.

But the venue organizers have announced the gig has since been canceled - after the star reportedly sold just 89 tickets.

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Eighties pop star Boy George has reached out to troubled singer Amy Winehouse - urging her to turn her back on her "car crash" existence.

The former Culture Club star hates to see the acclaimed soul sensation fritter her talents away in favor of drugs and alcohol. And the star, who has battled his own drug demons over the last three decades, thinks it's time the Rehab star realized how "amazing" she is.

He says, "We think she's amazing and she touches us when she sings and then she's this car crash. The last time I saw Amy Winehouse do anything special was at the Mercury Music A...

Eighties pop star Boy George stormed out of an interview on live radio in Britain on Friday, after he was grilled on his drug-taking past.

The former Culture Club frontman ended the chat with Smooth Radio DJ Tony Lyman, when Lyman asked if there was a connection between his drug taking and the band splitting in 1986 and again in 2002. He told the presenter, "I really don't want to do this interview... I'm sorry but I'm just not doing it," and left the studio.

Lyman tells CMU Music, "We were doing the interview via a studio link and I thought we'd got off to a good start. Boy Geo...