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Boy George: 'Jail's like school but you can't leave'

He's been jailed and addicted to drugs – twice. Now Boy George has cleaned up, worked with Mark Ronson and even curbed his acid tongueIn a 2002 BBC poll, Boy George was voted the nation's 46th favourite Briton of all time, finishing a respectable six places above Florence Nightingale, and just five places below Charles Dickens. Sixteen years after conquering the heroin addiction that derailed his stratospheric early success with Culture Club, everyone's favourite sharp-tongued pop star was we...

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18:15 on October 12 2010

Boy George - Boy Georges Prison Pals Kept Tracks On Michael

ContactMusic — BOY GEORGE managed to keep tracks on GEORGE MICHAEL while the singer was behind bars, thanks to a network of prison pals.The Culture Club star spent 15 months in jail... more info
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20:45 on October 12 2010

Boy George: 'Jail's like school but you can't leave'

Guardian Music — He's been jailed and addicted to drugs – twice. Now Boy George has cleaned up, worked with Mark Ronson and even curbed his acid tongueIn a 2002 BBC poll, Boy George was... more info
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