George found fame in the 80s as Culture Club frontman
Norwegian escort Auden Carlsen, 28, claims he was grabbed and chained to a wall by George and another man after the singer invited him back to his London flat to pose for photographs.
Scotland Yard said today that the 47-year-old singer, who was first arrested in April, had now been charged over an incident in his flat.
The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, was released on bail and ordered to attend Thames Magistrates Court next week.
Police said: "George O’Dowd, 47, a musician of Ravey Street, EC2, is charged with the false imprisonment of a 28-year-old in Ravey Street on April 28.
advertisement"He has been bailed to return before Thames Magistrates Court on November 22."
Last year Boy George was ordered to sweep the streets in New York after pleading guilty to wasting police time by falsely reporting a burglary at his Manhattan apartment.
Officers who responded to the call found cocaine instead.
The singer became a global celebrity in the 1980s as the frontman of Culture Club.
In more recent years he has become a respected club DJ and has also written an autobiographical musical called Taboo.