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Boy George · 2005

Boy George

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 7, 2005Legal⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Boy George was arrested in New York after falsely reporting a burglary at his Manhattan apartment. Police discovered more than 3.5 grams of cocaine during a search. The drug charges were later dropped, while George pleaded guilty to filing a false report and was fined and sentenced to five days of community service cleaning streets.

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    Using his real name, George O'Dowd, he was seen sweeping rubbish and leaves from a sidewalk in New York as part of a five-day community service sentence. He received the sentence after admitting in March to falsely reporting a burglary at his apartment, where police found cocaine. After only 30 minutes, he was moved to a fenced-off area because of the media gathering around him. He faced prison time for wasting time if he failed to complete the sentence.