Lawyers for singer Boy George – who is currently on trial for handcuffing an escort and then beating the crap out of him – claims he’s too fat to have attacked the escort. George has put on some serious poundage since his “Karma Chameleon” days. Most of the time that’d be considered a bad thing, but I guess he managed to find the one advantage to a larger pant size: getting away with crimes.
Boy George was too fat to have attacked a male escort in his flat, according to his own lawyer. The Culture Club singer has gained so much weight since his Eighties heyday that he would not have stood a chance in a fight against his alleged victim Audun Carlsen, Adrian Waterman QC told Snaresbrook crown court.
The DJ and former pop star, appearing in court under his real name George O’Dowd, is accused of handcuffing the six-foot tall, wiry male escort to a hook above his bed and then beating him with a chain. The alleged attack took place after an erotic photo shoot by the pair at O’Dowd’s Shoreditch home in April last year.
Mr Waterman told the jury: “With the greatest of respect to George O’Dowd, he is not someone you could describe as terribly fit. He has put on a few pounds since the 1980s. He is not going to be a match for Audun Carlsen.”
[From the Daily Mail]
George is definitely portly, but it’s been agreed in the court that he’d gotten Carlsen handcuffed to a hook in his bedroom. Without knowing the nitty gritty details of what went on, it seems quite likely that Boy George still could have beaten the crap out of Audun Carlsen, considering the way he was tied up.
I think the lawyer’s assertion that Carlsen’s accusations are baseless and the case is falling apart is ridiculous. But from a legal angle it sounds like he might have poked enough holes in the guy’s story that Boy George may get off. If so, I beg all of you to please make sure you don’t somehow end up locked in a room with Boy George. I don’t know how, but you will end up naked and begging for your life.
Here’s a photo of Auden Carlsen. Header of Boy George taken in February. Images thanks to Fame.
Didn’t I see him in ‘The Name of the Rose’? Oh George, how the flamboyant have fallen. That being said, Mr. O’Dowd has been a predator and a nasty piece of work for a loooong time.
ah ha ha… I’ve heard it all now. Too fat? The extra bulk would have been an advantage. I didn’t know only fit people could beat someone else up.
Feebee : I also thought sumo were quite volouptous and still, you wouldn’t mess with them.
The Jenny Craig Defense
George Michael and Boy George are nasty middle aged, gay men.Their debaucheries and scandals are revolting.
@mishou – please don’t lump George Michael in with the likes of Boy George. Their crimes and lives are totally different. While I’m not condoning GM being behind the wheel under the influence, he is not a sadistic violent SOB. Not to mention he still produces quality work.
@Mishou: There are a lot of straight middle-aged women whose debaucheries and scandals are revolting. This is a polite board, so I won’t say “Ho, sit down.”
Bullhockey. The extra weight could easily have conferred an advantage. That said, I don’t buy the guy’s story because of the pathologist’s testimony.
@Baholicious – why do you say he’s been a nasty piece of work for a long time? I’m curious.
snipster – boy george is known for enjoying rough trade. this isn’t the first time is been accused of taking things a bit beyond what was expected by the other party.
either he’s giving dominants a bad name, or carlsen’s doing a deep disservice to the (already imperiled) British bdsm community.
Well, obviously this is totally plausible. I’m kinda pudgy, which is how it was totally impossible for me to rob that bank. 🙄 But do the jury believe me? Nooo…