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Boy George's I'm A Celebrity anger as criminal past is brought on show up by Scarlette Douglas

Boy George branded I'm A Celebrity co-star Scarlette Douglas 'inappropriate' after she brought up his much publicised arrest and time behimd bars on camera.

In 2009, Boy George was sentenced to 15 months in jail for the false imprisonment and assault of Norwegian model Audun Carlsen, after being convicted of handcuffing and beating him with a metal chain at his flat. The Culture Club icon was released after serving four months of his sentence and has been touring and recording new music ever since.

While much has been made of Matt Hancock's controversial past since his late arrival on I'm A Celebrity last week, George's conviction hadn't been discussed, until Scarlette broached the subject in camp, asking: "What happened with you BG and some guy in handcuffs and a radiator?”

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