Singer Boy George (centre) leaves the courthouse in New York City, early Saturday morning. Boy George was arrested in New York on Friday for suspicion of possessing cocaine after he called police to report a burglary at his apartment in Little Italy, police said. - REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters):
SINGER BOY George flew back to Britain yesterday after his drug arrest in New York, refusing to comment on the affair as he arrived at London's Heathrow Airport.
Police arrested the British musician on Friday after they found a small amount of cocaine at his Manhattan apartment.
He was released on Saturday after appearing at Manhattan Criminal Court charged with possessing drugs and must return to New York for another hearing on December 19.
"I am not speaking to anybody about it," George told reporters at Heathrow. "Don't ask me any questions because you are not going to get any answers at all."
"It's nice to see you, though," he added, as airline staff escorted him out of the terminal building.
It remains unclear what prison term, if any, he faces since police said they had yet to determine with precision what quantity of drugs may have been in his apartment.
The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, made his name with the 1980s pop band Culture Club. In 1995, he recounted his drug-induced fall from grace in his autobiography Take It Like A Man, writing about his convictions and relapses and about how he had finally kicked his habit.
In recent years, George has made a new career as a disc jockey and record producer.
