Boy George was to report for his first day of rubbish duty in the US today after being told by a Manhattan judge that he must decide whether his court-ordered community service would be an “exercise in humiliation or in humility”.

Singer Boy George is due to appear in a US court today to hear what community service he must perform after admitting wasting police time.

A judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Boy George after the former Culture Club singer failed to appear in a New York court, but the warrant was stayed pending his return at a later hearing.