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Boy George Reports for 5 Days of Garbage Duty in NYC Aug 14, 2006 07:51 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Boy George reported for garbage duty on the streets of Manhattan early Monday, his court-ordered community service that was described by a judge as an "exercise in humiliation or in humility." The one-time Culture Club singer was ordered to spend five days working for the Department of Sanitation after pleading guilty in March to falsely reporting a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment. The officers who responded found cocaine instead. At 7 a.m. Monday, a sport utility vehicle pulled...

By SAMANTHA GROSS, Associated Press Writer 44 minutes ago NEW YORK - With a city-issued broom in his hand, Boy George started his court-ordered community service early Monday, sweeping leaves and trash off the sidewalks of New York. It took less than an hour for the former Culture Club frontman to get into a spat with the media. "You think you're better than me?" he yelled. "Go home. Let me do my community service." Boy George took to the streets of Manhattan as a Department of Sanitation worker wearing an orange vest, dark capri pants, shoes without socks, and without...

Boy George will be picking up street trash for five daysNEW YORK — Boy George will perform his court-ordered community service by picking up trash on city streets in the August heat, a sanitation spokesman said.The one-time Culture Club singer will be issued a shovel, broom, plastic bags and gloves when he reports Aug. 14 for five days of work, said department spokesman Vito Turso. "This is the epitome of community service," Turso told the Daily News for Monday editions. "It's not like he's going to be working in an air-conditioned office."Born George O'Dowd, the 45-year-old singer has struggled with...

Singer Boy George was threatened with jail by a New York judge on Monday for failing to complete a community service requirement because he wanted to do something less humiliating than raking leaves. ADVERTISEMENT Criminal Court Judge Anthony Ferrara gave George until August 28 to complete the five days of community service, which was imposed in March when he admitted to falsely reporting a burglary, escaping more serious charges of drug possession. Defence lawyer Louis Freeman had argued in court earlier this month that the singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was hoping to avoid the humiliation of dragging...

Apparently, they didn't really want to hurt him. Boy George cut a deal with New York City prosecutors to avoid jail time for a cocaine bust last fall. The 44-year-old "Karma Chameleon" singer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge of falsely reporting a burglary during a brief appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court. He got off with five days of community service and a $1,000 fine, and was ordered to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program. As part of the plea agreement, the Manhattan District Attorney dropped the more serious drug-possession charges, which could have landed the former Culture Club...

NEW YORK - A Manhattan judge has adjourned a court appearance by Boy George on narcotics charges until next year. The singer was said to be in England. Criminal Court Judge Patricia Nunez granted the adjournment Monday at the request of defense and prosecution lawyers. Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 1. The judge asked whether the case was near a resolution. Assistant District Attorney Craig Ortner said he and George's lawyer had held discussions. But Lewis Freeman, George's lawyer, said no plea negotiations had yet taken place. Freeman said...

  Boy George ... robbed in flat   Busted by male hooker By EMILY SMITH US EditorDRUG-bust star Boy George was arrested after calling cops when a male hooker tried to rob him, it was reported last night. The singer is said to have panicked when the rent boy demanded he hand over all his cash. By the time cops arrived the prostitute had scarpered but a frightened pal of the star is supposed to have blurted out that there was “a lot more” cocaine in the New York flat. Boy George, 44, was then arrested after police seized...

Saturday, 8 October 2005, 09:46 GMT 10:46 UK Boy George on US cocaine charge Musician Boy George has appeared in court charged with possessing cocaine after being arrested in New York. The 44-year-old performer was detained at about 0300 (0700 GMT) on Friday by police responding to a report of a burglary at his luxury Manhattan home. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office said he was released after being charged with possession of a controlled substance. It is alleged he had more than an eighth of an ounce (5g) of cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of...

President Bush Vows to Help With Border Problems NewsMax.com Wires Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 EL MIRAGE, Ariz. -- President Bush said Monday he will work with Gov. Janet Napolitano and other border governors to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, where political leaders have been calling for help to deal with waves of illegal immigrants. Bush told a crowd in this retirement community that he understands the federal government's obligation to enforce the border. "It's important for the people of this state to understand, your voices are being heard in Washington, D.C.," he said. Making reference to Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona...

No Name Calling Week?     1/12/2005By Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.Yes, name-calling is wrong. But this event’s sponsors reveal the agenda behind banning it. “There is a special place in hell for people like you!” These words were directed at me by a teacher during this past summer’s National Education Association (NEA) convention in Washington, D.C. This delegate to the NEA convention made his prediction in response to my presence at the NEA’s Ex-Gay Educators’ Caucus booth in the convention exhibit hall. His cheery salutation caught me off-guard given the message of tolerance and acceptance I had been hearing around the exhibit hall....

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Big-name liberals are fixing to spoil next week's grand ol' party by throwing a better one. The band Lynyrd Skynyrd will rock out for Southern Republicans at Crobar on Sunday evening, but only a block north, Boy George will be hosting a "going-away" party for President Bush at the Coral Room with guests like Moby, Ben Jelen and Lou Reed. Now, we're pretty sure Skynyrd could take Boy George in a New York minute. But we're just as convinced that hefty Harvey Weinstein could steamroll Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. The Miramax chief plans to rally his friends for the...

The Boy George musical Taboo, a surprise hit in London, seems set for a short run in New York if the Big Apple’s critics are right. The show opened on Broadway last night and was described as “lost and bereft as a wet cod on a fishmonger’s slab” by a New York Post critic. The newspaper’s advance publicity for the show had so upset Boy George, who co-wrote and also stars in the musical based on his life, that the pop star banned its critic Michael Riedel from the opening night. “Fine,” said Riedel, "I’ll cover the closing next week.”...

The Boy George musical Taboo, backed by the former chat show host Rosie O'Donnell, has opened to poor reviews in the US. The Broadway version, which tells the story of the pop star's life and stars George as performance artist Leigh Bowery, opened on Monday. The New York Times said the musical was "a disastrously overcrowded tableau of a show". The Washington Post and The USA Today also slated the production. The Post described it as "a production with such an acute case of meaning-deprivation that you almost forget what's happening as it's happening". The American national paper USA Today...

<p>November 14, 2003 -- It was do or die for "Taboo" last night, as Rosie O'Donnell's troubled musical starring Boy George debuted on Broadway. The glitzy show, about the androgynous London club scene of the early '80s, opened at the Plymouth Theatre following weeks of less-than-stellar previews.</p>