Pop star chooses not to give evidence in defence of claims

BOY GEORGE chose not to give evidence yesterday in defence of allegations that he handcuffed a male escort to his bed and threatened him.

The 46-year-old pop star’s defence counsel informed a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London, that Boy George — who is on trial under his real name of George O’Dowd — will not give evidence.

O’Dowd denies falsely imprisoning Audun Carlsen, 29, at his home in Shoreditch, east London, on April 28 last year.