Boy George is crying a river now that his visa to the United States has been denied, which means his U.S. tour is cancelled. George told Paper magazine:

"I’m pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless. There are a number of public figures who are openly using drugs and they have no problem with immigration and I have seriously turned my life around and I feel great right now and this is just another reminder of how bad things were. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best and that is performing and making people dance and cry!"

Only recently Boy George was back in court for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a male prostitute/model. Is this what he means by turning his life around?

Boy George has denied imprisoning a 28-year-old Norwegian man at his London home last year. The former Culture Club singer pleaded not guilty to the charge of false imprisonment during a court hearing in London on Thursday.

Audun Carlsen claims Boy George handcuffed him to a wall after he went to the singer’s apartment as a photo model. The alleged incident took place last April.

Boy George appeared in court under his real name, George O’Dowd. The 46-year-old singer is free on bail and is due to stand trial in November.

If you were on the jury, would you believe a former drug addict Boy George, or the male escort?

Boy George was ordered to stand trial for false imprisonment Thursday. The victim claims Boy George handcuffed him to a bed and threatened him with sex toys back in April. Boy George could face life in prison. The alleged Auden Karlsen claims he thought he was going to die. Auden said he met George on a gay dating site, and thought he was only posing for pictures. Read more about the case here.

In April 2007 Boy George (46), (aka George O’Dowd) was arrested for false imprisonment and assault of a Norwegian man named Auden Karlsen. Auden had been lured to George’s home with an offer that he’d be paid to model. Instead the man was allegedly handcuffed to the bed. Click here to read all the details. George has now been formerly charged, and he is required to appear before a court on November 22.

At the time Auden said, "I was convinced I was going to die."

George said, "I was not annoyed by the arrest. I think the allegations are hilarious."

If convicted George probably won’t be picking up trash this time.

A male escort told of his terror last night after claiming he was kidnapped by Boy George.

Auden Carlsen, 28, said: “It’s ironic that his biggest hit was Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? – because I’m sure he did want to hurt me.

“I was convinced I was going to die.”

The Norwegian spoke out as George, 45, was bailed by detectives probing assault and false imprisonment allegations.

Carlsen said he was grabbed by the singer and another man and chained to a wall after the star invited him to his pad in Shoreditch, East London, to pose for photos.

The escort fled in his pants after wrenching the hook from the wall.

Carlsen revealed he met George on the Gaydar website, but only agreed to go to his flat at midnight as a £400 photographic model and not as an escort.

The ex-Culture Club star took pictures of him in kinky gear.

Carlsen said: “George said he was popping out for milk at 5am. I heard him come back and I walked into his bedroom wearing just my white underpants and a T-shirt. I was jumped on by George and another man.

“George handcuffed me to a hook by the bed as they held me down.”

He said George got rid of the blond man then produced a box of whips and sex toys – telling him: “Now you’ll get what you deserve.”

Carlsen pulled the hook from the wall and fled – then alerted the police from a nearby newsagent’s at 6.30am on Saturday.

George – real name George O’Dowd – was taken to a police station.

Last year he got community service in New York after he said a rent boy tried to rob him – and cops found cocaine in his apartment. He was unavailable for comment last night. (Source)

If only Boy George had known this before he hired the male escort.