 Boy George, real name George O'Dowd, has said he was high on cocaine and having a psychotic episode at the time of the attack. He sought treatment afterwards and has been drug-free since. George pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and has always denied a court claim that he beat Audun with a chain. But he was convicted of assault and false imprisonment and jailed for 15 months. He made a comeback that included a stint on BBC show The Voice. And in 2017 he appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories and broke down talking of the event. He said: 'I sent myself to prison. I told police why I did what I did. I was having a psychotic episode. I was a drug addict so I can't say my reasons for doing it were founded in any way. But I told the truth. I have always denied beating the guy.' Boy George pleaded not guilty to a charge of false imprisonment ( Alamy Stock Photo) Boy Geor){kind=link}
Audun Carlsen is still traumatised from the night the drug-crazed star handcuffed him to a wall. Angry Audun says Boy George, 61, should not be on I’m A Celebrity – let alone be its highest-paid star
A male model haunted over an attack by Boy George has blasted ITV for putting the star on I’m A Celeb and says it would be different if he had been a woman.
Audun Carlsen is still traumatised from the night the drug-crazed star handcuffed him to a wall.
The Culture Club singer was jailed in 2009 over the attack two years earlier.
Angry Audun says George, 61, should not be on Celeb â let alone be its highest-paid star on a reported £500,000.