Pop star Boy George has been released from Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk, England, after serving four months of a 15-month sentence for false imprisonment. The BBC said the 47-year-old former Culture Club lead singer was met by friends when he was released from jail Monday.

British pop star Boy George was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison for holding a Norwegian male escort against his will in a London apartment. The 47-year-old former Culture Club frontman, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was convicted of false imprisonment last month for jumping on, dragging across the floor and handcuffing to a wall 29-year-old Audun Carlsen.

British pop star Boy George was found guilty of falsely imprisoning a man in his London apartment and likely faces time behind bars, a judge said.

The man Boy George is accused of handcuffing to a bedroom wall is a model and escort the British pop star arranged to photograph, a court was told. Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, is accused of falsely imprisoning Audun Carlsen in his London apartment after the two had a falling out over

By CHRISTINA PATTERSON The Karma Chameleon is touring, and at the same time trying to put his life back together again despite another court case THE BIG INTERVIEW BOY GEORGE When I told friends that I was going to interview Boy George, the responses were wide-ranging.