Boy George to face drug charges Feb. 1

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
A JUDGE IN NEW YORK HAS RESCHEDULED SINGER BOY GEORGE'S COURT APPEARANCE ON DRUG CHARGES TO FEB. 1.
MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE PATRICIA NUNEZ APPROVED THE CHANGE AT THE REQUEST OF DEFENSE LAWYERS AND PROSECUTORS.
BOY GEORGE -- REAL NAME: GEORGE O'DOWD -- IS SAID TO BE IN ENGLAND.
THE SINGER'S ATTORNEY, LEWIS FREEMAN, SAID GEORGE, 44, GOT THE COURT DATE MOVED SO HE COULD WORK ON WRITING AND MUSIC PROJECTS IN ENGLAND.
GEORGE, WHO HAD HITS WITH "KARMA CHAMELEON" AND "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME?" WITH THE BAND CULTURE CLUB, WAS ARRESTED OCT. 7 ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER HE CALLED 911 TO REPORT WHAT HE SAID WAS A PREDAWN BURGLARY IN HIS MANHATTAN APARTMENT.
POLICE SAID THEY DISCOVERED A SMALL AMOUNT OF COCAINE IN GEORGE'S APARTMENT.