Boy George is portrayed as a sadistic lunatic by the man he chained to a radiator, Norwegian Audun Carlsen. Poor Carlsen said he thought crazy George “would kill him” while he was being held captive and assaulted him with a box full of ‘sex toys.’
George was convicted in December 2008 of falsely imprisoning Carlsen after he chained him up at his home in London during a naked photo shoot in April 2007.
Carlsen – who was paid as a model and denies he was working as an escort at the time – feared for his life after the pop star, George O’Dowd, brought in another man, who has never been identified, and the pair began to attack him.
He told The Times newspaper: “George asked me to come into the bedroom. He and another guy are standing there and suddenly they are both jumping and beating on me and kicking on my back, my face, dragging me along the floor … tying me up … handcuffing me … screaming abuse. “I’ve never seen a person so full of hate. I thought he would kill me.”
He told The Times newspaper: “George asked me to come into the bedroom. He and another guy are standing there and suddenly they are both jumping and beating on me and kicking on my back, my face, dragging me along the floor … tying me up … handcuffing me … screaming abuse. I’ve never seen a person so full of hate. I thought he would kill me.”
“When I saw what was in the box I managed to drag the hook out of the wall. I still can’t imagine how I got it off but I just realised, if I don’t get loose now I’m going to get seriously hurt. He took a metal chain and [started] hitting me with it. At the door I struggled to get at the locks – he just continued hitting me with the chain.”
George was found guilty only of false imprisonment in the subsequent trial, and served four months of a 15-month sentence. While Carlsen was relieved and pleased with the result of the case, he feels the ‘Karma Chameleon’ star is a “coward.”
He said: “I pity him. I just think, coward … pathetic … only people who are really unhappy with themselves can do something like that.”
All in day’s work for a model… Not!