Krekar bodde på Plaza
Her var mulla Krekars hemmelige skjulested – luksushotellet Plaza midt i Oslo sentrum. 1
Boy George-victim gave exclusive interview with the Norwegian network TV 2 about the assault.
The 47-year-old former Culture Club front man was found guilty last month of handcuffing Audun Carlsen(29) and beating him with a metal chain, when he tried to escape the musician's London apartment.
Carlsen decided to give his first and only interview on the talk show «Tabloid» on the Norwegian network TV 2.
Boy George met the Norwegian model for the first time in January 2007. They did a photo shoot where the Norwegian model wore underwear from Boy George's collection.
After the photo shoot, the pop-icon made sexual approaches, and tried to kiss the Norwegian model, but Carlsen rejected him.

Later, Boy George sent him several e-mails where he complemented him, although he still expressed that he was disappointed for the way Carlsen rejected him.
- In April he sent me another e-mail where he excused his behavior. He asked me once more to come back to take more pictures, and I wanted to give him another chance.
When Carlsen came to the house they first sat for a couple of hours and talked about the photo shoot. But suddenly Boy George said he had to go and by cigarettes and milk. Five minutes later he returned and asked Carlsen to enter the bedroom.
- When I came in I saw another man in the room. They both jumped me and laid me on the floor, and Boy George sat over me, hitting me in the face.
Then the two men dragged him across the floor, and handcuffed him to the bed.
- I have never been so afraid my whole life. It was extremely painful, and I was sure that my last time had come, said a tearful Carlsen.
- Where you afraid that he was going to kill you?
- Yes.
After a while, Boy George left the room.
- He went around and screamed like a madman, said Carlsen, who desperately tried to get loose while George was in the other room.
When he came back he carried a box filled with metal chains and sex toys.
- God knows what he was supposed to do with those.
By this time, Carlsen had managed to rip the handcuffs from the wall and got out of the bed. Boy George started to beat him with the chains. Despite that he was hit several times, Carlsen managed to get to the door.
- It was not easy to get out. The door was looked with three locks. And while I tried to open the door, he kept hitting me with the metal chains.

Wearing nothing but underwear and a small t-shirt, Carlsen ran out in the street crying for help. Another man came to the rescue and called the police.
About an hour later, Boy George was arrested. Carlsen was taken down to the police station where he was questioned for twelve hours.
The Norwegian 29-year-old had large wounds on his neck and back and cuts on both of his arms.
- The physical wounds have healed, but that was never the worst thing in this case.
This case has gotten a lot of attention in the media, but also among many Boy George-fans. Carlsen has been threatened several times, and the police are investigating these threats.
- Do you feel safe?
- I don't want this incident to destroy my life, but no, I don`t feel safe. I always have to look over my shoulder.
Carlsen waited for 1,5 years before the case got to court. And for a long time he was unsure whether he would be able to go through with it. He also feared that people wouldn't believe him.
- The sentence he got is not that important to me. The most important thing to me is that people believe me.
The fact that Boy George didn't come forward an apologize for his behaviour, disappointed Carlsen.
- I think he's primitive because he didn't come forward to apoligize and admit his mistakes. He changed his version of the story several times before the trial.
| Publisert | 22.01.2009 21.09 |
| Oppdatert | 22.01.2009 23.09 |
Her var mulla Krekars hemmelige skjulested – luksushotellet Plaza midt i Oslo sentrum. 1