Boy George’s lawyer is denying that drugs found in the British singer's apartment belonged to him, the Associated Press reports.

On Friday, the singer was arrested in New York on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a false police report after he called 911 and falsely said his home had been burglarized, police say.

The British-born 44-year-old singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, phoned police from a Little Italy apartment around 3:14 a.m. and reported a burglary, said NYPD spokesman Detective Kevin Czartoryski. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered a small amount of cocaine adjacent to a computer.

The singer was arraigned on drug charges early Saturday and then released without bail. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, allegedly more than an eighth of an ounce of cocaine, said Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office.

"It was a small amount of drugs," the singer's lawyer Lou Freeman told the New York Post. "He does not know where it came from. He's had a lot of people in his house."

George is scheduled to return to court on the drug charges on Dec. 19. On Sunday, George returned to London, where he was greeted by a throng of reporters. "I am not speaking to anybody about it," he told them. "Don't ask me any questions because you are not going to get any answers at all. It's nice to see you, though."

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Posted by Lawren at October 10, 2005 08:33 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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He used to be so pretty and now, he just looks like what he is: an old, bald man. So sad.

Says: Nanc' at October 10, 2005 10:13 AM

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