Boy George fumes over community service

Boy George has criticised his community service punishment for falsely reporting a burglary, insisting a fundraising concert for an Aids charity would have been a more worthwhile.

The star, real name George O'Dowd was sentenced in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City yesterday, for wasting police time when he called them to his Little Italy apartment in October 2005 claiming he had been robbed. Upon arrival, officers found a quantity of cocaine in the singer's home.