Boy George has "turned his life around" since he was sentenced for false imprisonment and assault back in December 2008, his friend has insisted.
The pop star had been accused of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a Norwegian model to a wall fixture as well as beating him with a metal chain.
George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, 61, said his actions were a result of his long-term drug use and has always denied assaulting Audun Carlsen.
