Meanwhile, his old band Culture Club have replaced him with a young look-alike name Sam. Time Machine is released on November 13 on Plan A Records.

Boy George is to throw a lavish party for New York’s binmen - Aug 21, 2020
Boy George is planning to throw a lavish party for New York’s binmen now he has completed his community service.

The 80s pop star was sentenced to five days community service after falsely reporting a burglary, and was assigned to sweep the streets of the Big Apple working with the New York Department of Sanitation George has now promised to throw a huge bash to raise money for the city’s cleaners as a thank you for the way they treated him. After finishing his last day, he said "I’m going to go off and have a huge glass of champagne."

The former Culture Club singer was constantly pursued by paparazzi while carrying out his community service last week. At one point, George - dressed in an orange safety vest, sunglasses and gloves - snapped at the photographers. After angrily sweeping some leaves at one photographer, he shouted: "It’s supposed to be making me humble. Why don’t you just let me do it?"

Sweeping the streets of New York - Aug 15, 2020
Boy George was prevented from carrying out his community service by a crowd of photographers. The singer - dressed in an orange safety vest, sunglasses and gloves - had attempted to sweep the New York streets of Lower Manhattan, but found it impossible because he was being boxed in by paparazzi.

He fumed: "It’s supposed to be making me humble. Why don’t you just let me do it?"
Boy George was sentenced to five days community service after falsely reporting a burglary - and a judge had warned he could face jail if he failed to carry out his service.

New York judge dropped a drugs charge - Mar 09, 2020
A New York judge has dropped a drugs charge against Boy George. The pop singer was arrested at his Manhattan apartment last October after officers found a quantity of cocaine next to a computer. His lawyer, Lou Freeman, said George had held a party at his apartment, and did not know who owned the class A substance.

The flamboyant star was told the charge of possessing cocaine was being dropped, but he was fined $1,000 for wasting police time after admitting falsely reporting a burglary. In court yesterday (08.03.06), Judge Anthony Ferrarar ordered the 44-year-old to attend a drug rehabilitation programme and sentenced the star to five days of community service. In a statement, the singer - whose real name is George O’Dowd - said: "I am relieved and happy that this case has been disposed of.

"I love New York and I’m looking forward to coming back and working in the States later this year." The singer always protested his innocence on the drugs charge, but if found guilty, George could have been jailed for up to five years.

Boy George has been left homeless - Oct 25, 2020
Boy George has reportedly been left homeless after tenants refused to vacate his London home. The troubled star - who left New York last minute to escape the media attention surrounding his arrest on drug charges - is distraught he can’t move into his plush Hampstead home. The gender-bending singer has been forced to stay in a central London hotel.