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Did He Really Want to Hurt Him? Boy George Guilty of False Imprisonment of Escort

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:45:24 -0500

In other legal news, NME.com is reporting that Boy George has been found guilty of handcuffing a male escort to his wall and beating him with a metal chain. (Looks like the “too fat” defense didn’t quite pan out.) How is that illegal, you say? Well, it seems the escort in question, Audun Carlsen, wasn’t too keen on the idea—hence the charge of false imprisonment. To briefly recap, after a first meeting between the...

Morning Memo: Gossip Girl Gossip; Kate Moss Gets Physical; Boy George Did Not Really Want to Hurt Prostitute

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:38:09 -0500

It looks like Gossip Girl's Vanessa Abrams ("Jessica Szohr") has finally come around to Chuck Bass ("Ed Westwick")—the two were spotted "stealing" kisses at La Guardia Airport. [P6]

Meanwhile, Chuck may soon have a new half-brother—Lily van Der Woodsen ("Kelly Rutherford") is pregnant! [Us Weekly]

Ivana Trump is divorcing Rossano Rubicondi, her 36-year-old husband of seven months. Apparently, the couple has been broken up for a while, but Ms. Trump kept quiet because she didn't...

Morning Memo: Alex Rodriguez Ditches His Kids; Boy George Back in Court; Ann Coulter Silenced

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:10:24 -0500

According to soon-to-be ex-wife Cynthia, a "soul-less" Alex Rodriguez will be spending Thanksgiving with Madonna instead of in Miami with his children. [Page Six]

Amy Winehouse is back in the hospital after a bad reaction to medication. [Us Weekly]

Ann Coulter broke her jaw and had to have it wired shut. Really. [Page Six]

Boy George is standing trial for false imprisonment after a male escort accused him of handcuffing him to a wall and beating...

Citing Visa Problems, Boy George Cancels Concert for City's Sanitation

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:55:18 -0400

This morning Boy George announced that he's canceling his tour and will not be able to perform for New York City's Department of Sanitation workers as he had planned.

Last week his managers said that the singer was denied a visa to the States because he was awaiting trial in London on charges of falsely imprisoning a man. Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, reportedly pleaded...

Boy George to Perform for New York Sanitation Workers

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:10:15 -0400

Boy George will play a private show to thank NYC Department of Sanitation workers who were nice to him while he was assigned to sweep city streets as part of his community service.

Two years ago, the 80s pop singer pleaded guilty to falsely calling in a break-in at his downtown apartment. Police officers found 13 bags of cocaine.

The show will take place on August 17th as part of the DSNY...

The Expert: Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:57:38 -0500

What better way to lighten your Monday load than with a little celebrity lifestyle coaching from Patrick Wanis, PhD? He's just miraculously survived an invasion of legion New Yorkers in town for Art Basel Miami. Despite all that distraction, he offered up a gargantuan platter of super-chewy goss. It's The Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007!

We've included his list, which Mr. Wanis released only to The Daily...

Iconoclast of Leper Island

Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:00:00 -0500

One recent evening inside the velveteen cavern of Joe's Pub on Lafayette Street, a singer called Antony was sitting quietly at a grand piano, before an expectant, sold-out crowd.

An awkward, husky man with alabaster skin, made up in lipstick, a jet-black wig and a foppish Peter Pan cap, he peered into the darkness, listening to the bartender loudly chip away at the ice. "I feel like we're in a coal mine," he whispered to the...

George Lane Take His Act To C.A.A.-Mendes, Ensler in Tow

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:00:00 -0500

One night lastMarch, Tony Award–winning playwright Richard Greenberg ( Take Me Out ) received a call from his agent, George Lane, the 52-year-old head ofthe William Morris Agency theater department, who had become the paladin of Broadway deal-making during his 16 years at the storied New York talent agency. Mr. Lane told Mr. Greenberg that he was leaving William Morris and, in what would come as a shock to the Broadway community, said that...

Rosie and Boy's Big Identity Crisis

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:00:00 -0500

It's amazing how hysterical everyone becomes when they're involved with a Broadway musical. It doesn't seem to happen much with plays. (Plays don't count.) Yet a form of hysterical blindness overcomes even quite sane people on big musicals, until they reach the frantic point when they can no longer see what's going on before their eyes.

You will have heard of the mess and uproar involved in the making of Rosie O'Donnell's $10 million vanity...