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Have people forgotten what boy george did?

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:16

He's everywhere. All over the telly and radio yet he falsely imprisoned someone and was convicted. Seems all kind of wrong to me that Jonathan Ross etc are fawning over him.

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Sparklingbrook · 03/11/2018 23:18

Oooh is he on Jonathan Ross?

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:19

Yes he's on there right now. I've never been a fan personally.

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Chwaraeteg · 03/11/2018 23:20

He what Confused? I've never heard of this.

AtSea1979 · 03/11/2018 23:20

No idea what he did

CoachBombay · 03/11/2018 23:20

I wouldn't say I've forgotten more I never knew...off to Google I go lol

Sparklingbrook · 03/11/2018 23:21

Oh no I missed the interview. Will record it on plus one.

Japanesejazz · 03/11/2018 23:22

I haven’t forgotten

LizzieBennettDarcy · 03/11/2018 23:22

He makes my skin crawl. Stopped watching The Voice when he was on it. It's utterly vile he's being paid for appearances after what he did.

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:22

Google Boy George conviction. He imprisoned a male escort a few years ago.

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:23

Thanks lizziebennet its made me so cross. The media are such hypocrites.

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Chwaraeteg · 03/11/2018 23:27

Oh wow. Just googled that. I can't believe he's still on TV!

CoachBombay · 03/11/2018 23:28

Oh my, so it would appear he was sentenced to 15months in jail for handcuffing a male escort to a wall fixture and then beating him with a chain because George thought the male escort had attempted to hack his computer. How bizzar and odd, but also traumatising for the victim!

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:29

Yup exactly it's horrific.

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penisbeakers · 03/11/2018 23:31

Yep. He's a piece of shit.

whatsnewchoochoo · 03/11/2018 23:31

I remember and also stopped watching the voice when he was taken on

doubleshotespresso · 03/11/2018 23:32

There was a thread a while ago about this as the BBC did an episode of Who do you think you are on Boy George....

I can't get too worked up about this tbh, he committed a crime and served his time.

There are scores of people I find way more offensive given far more BBC airtime.

Would you like to see everybody who's had a criminal conviction never allowed on tv?

CoachBombay · 03/11/2018 23:32

Well yes horrific! I'm.amazed I didn't know this! I was in my teens when he was convicted but you'd think his return to TV would have brought it up again in the media more recently!

RebelWitchFace · 03/11/2018 23:33

@doubleshotespresso ideally yes. Especially not seen as a super special star/idol, fawn all over them.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/11/2018 23:33

I've just googled it then. I can't believe I didn't know anything about this until now.
15 months. He should have got 15 years.

BatFacedOK · 03/11/2018 23:33

Depends doesn't it? You either believe in the justice system and the rehabilitation of people or you don't

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:34

Doubleshotespresso if they have been convicted of physically hurting someone yes I don't want to see them on telly. How must that victim feel? Look at ant mcpartlin. He's been hounded off telly. Possibly rightly but very different attitude from the media.

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:35

Does anyone actually believe in the justice system and rehabilitation?? Surely not!

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EnidButton · 03/11/2018 23:38

He was mentally ill at the time and off his face on drugs. Doesn't make it right but it's a reason that doesn't apply to him now. He was convicted and has done the time and I believe he's rehabilitated and a different person now.

Like Bat says you either think someone can be rehabilitated and able to start again or you think they become the crime they committed for life. I believe people can change and become better people. It's not black and white.

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Doobydoobydooyeh · 03/11/2018 23:39

No it's not black and white. Not at all. But it's a horrific crime it really is and I think to relaunch his career or whatever he's doing all over telly at the moment is despicable. His poor victim will never recover from that ordeal.

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