Boy George faces major career blow as Culture Club star wrestles with millions of pounds of debts

BOY George is connected the verge of losing the close to usage his signifier sanction arsenic helium wrestles with millions of pounds of debts.

The singer, whose showbiz institution has gone bust, could besides spot the sanction of his set Culture Club fixed to a concern company.

The 63-year-old star, calved George O’Dowd, trademarked the sanction Boy George successful 2014 but documents seen by The Sun connected Sunday amusement the extortion expired successful December.

The trademark for Culture Club, the 1980s set helium fronted, besides ran retired soon earlier Christmas.

It is portion of a ineligible conflict which could spot the band’s backmost catalogue — including hits Karma Chameleon and It’s a Miracle — walk to a institution specialising successful making money from aged songs.

The steadfast that handled the band’s gig money, Mispocha Touring, went bust successful 2023. It is tally by George and 2 of his Culture Club bandmates, Mikey Craig and Roy Hay.

A study shows it owes media concern specializer MEP Capital £1.37million and nonaccomplishment to repay the currency volition effect successful the band’s name, the sanction Boy George and the band’s backmost catalogue being taken from them.

The set besides has debts of astir £12million — astir of which is owed to US performance promoter Live Nation.

It has been fixed a repayment program by administrators who are demanding £500,000 each six months until December 2027.

Meanwhile, George, who entered I’m a Celebrity successful 2022 to gain much-needed cash, is renting retired his plush Hampstead location successful North London arsenic helium attempts to wage disconnected his bills.

The Sun revealed 2 years agone that the prima faced a £1.75million damages assertion brought by erstwhile bandmate and ex-boyfriend Jon Moss, 65, but they settled retired of court.

Drummer Moss, successful a concealed narration with George astatine the tallness of Culture Club’s fame, was sacked successful September 2018 and spent £1million connected his ineligible fight.