Boy George, the 80's Karma Chameleon, is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars on charges of assault and false imprisonment.

Yesterday, Monday 24 November, a London jury heard the beginning of a tale that has everything: a faded bald celebrity with tattooed scalp, hookers, handcuffs, erotic photo shoots.

The prosecution claims that George O'Dowd (George's real name) engaged male model and escort, Audun Carlsen, to visit his home. After the Carlsen's arrival, it is alleged that O'Dowd:

* took erotic photographs
* accused Carlsen of hacking into his laptop computer
* handcuffed Carlsen and chained him to a hook in the bedroom (O'Dowd was aided by a friend)

Carlsen claims that, once he was restrained and hooked to his client's bedroom wall, "George was slapping me and beating me and punching me and screaming things."

Carlsen says he managed to escape by unscrewing the hook to which he had been attached while O'Dowd was beating him with a metal chain.

Obviously not only is O'Dowd a washed-up queen, he is also rubbish at home improvements - after all, that hook can't have been very secure, can it.

Moral: steer clear of fat, balding has-beens.

AFP