BOY George said he was “not overly upset” after a High Court judge ruled he could not appear on Celebrity Big Brother.
The 48-year-old singer and DJ – real name George O’Dowd – is subject to Probation Service conditions after being released on licence from a jail sentence for assaulting and falsely imprisoning a rent boy.
He wanted the High Court to quash the decision by the Probation Service banning him from the Channel 4 programme which begins on January 3.
The singer said he would have earned £400,000 for appearing on the show.
But Mr Justice Bean dismissed his application, ruling: “I consider that right-thinking members of the public would take the view an offender serving the non-custodial part of a sentence of imprisonment should not be allowed to take part in a high-profile, controversial television production, promoting his status as a celebrity and with considerable financial gain.”
