Boy George Begins Garbage Duty

NEW YORK, NY -- Singer Boy George got in a confrontation with the media when he started his 5 day long court-ordered community service duty in New York Monday morning.

The 80's star was given a shovel, broom, plastic bags and gloves to help him scrub down the streets of Lower Manhattan, but was obstructed by news photographers who prevented him from doing his job.

"Do you think you're better than me? Let me do this. I just want to do my job," the star yelled to the press. "Go home! Let me complete my community service," he continued.

The one-time Culture Club singer, born George O'Dowd, has struggled with drug problems for years. He called police with a bogus report of a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment last October, and the responding officers found 13 bags of cocaine inside. He was ordered to spend five days working for the Department of Sanitation after pleading guilty to the charges brought upon him.

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