Boy George has launched an assault on his former Tradition Membership bandmate, claiming he went bankrupt a couple of years in the past.
The unique line-up of the English new wave band, based in 1981, consisted of Boy George – actual identify George Alan O’Dowd – Roy Hay, Mikey Craif and Jon Moss.
Probably the most influential teams of the last decade, Tradition Membership has bought greater than 50 million information, with a few of their greatest hits together with Do You Actual Wish to Damage Me, Karma Chameleon and Time (Clock of the Coronary heart).
Nevertheless, lately they got here into the highlight attributable to a bitter feud between the singer and the band’s former drummer, Moss, who additionally had an intimate relationship with Boy George through the top of the band’s recognition.
In 2018, Moss dropped out of the European leg of their The Life Tour, with a press release explaining that he was “taking a break from Tradition Membership…however the door is open sooner or later.”
The next 12 months, he filed a writ in London’s Excessive Courtroom, naming his former bandmates and defendants and claiming he had been ‘kicked out’ from the group by their supervisor after 37 years within the band. He then demanded £200,000 in lacking funds and a share of the income.
After he formally left Tradition Membership in 2021, Moss’ former bandmates agreed to pay him £1.75 million two years later – with the courtroom order leaving the frontman bankrupt.
Though that did not occur when a voluntary settlement was reached concerning the debt, Boy George not too long ago made it clear that there was no love misplaced with Moss following the breakdown of their skilled and private relationship.
On Boxing Day, the official Tradition Membership
“Sending a lot of love from all of us at Tradition Membership this vacation season. This is to extra music, extra pleasure and dancing with you once more in 2026!’ it learn.
Nevertheless, Boy George jumped into the feedback part and made it clear that Moss was not a part of the group – whereas additionally including a cheeky dig.
“I hate to right this, however Jon is not in CC. He is been making an attempt to place me out of enterprise for the previous few years, so I hope the Christmas tree falls on his head! Lol!’ he wrote.
“Nevertheless, his departure and makes an attempt to destroy me did encourage these songs.”
When the lawsuit was made public, it was revealed that Moss claimed that Boy George had tried to cheat him out of what he was owed after tour funds had been launched to an organization that allegedly owned the singer.
However Boy George responded that the allegations had been a “private assault.”
In a press release he mentioned: ‘My former bandmate Jon Moss has made probably the most baseless and hurtful allegations towards me in authorized proceedings within the UK. Evidently, his accusations that I conspired to defraud him are fully unfaithful.”
Moss – who had spent greater than £1 million on the authorized dispute – had additionally tried to forestall Boy George from promoting his Hampstead residence, nevertheless it was later put again up on the market for £17 million.
The case was finally settled earlier than going to trial. As soon as the lawsuit concluded, Moss agreed to ‘relinquish’ any rights to the Tradition Membership identify and its use, together with in reference to live shows and merchandise, however was awarded £1.75 million – to be paid by his three former bandmates.
It additionally got here months after Boy George’s stint on I am A Celeb…Get Me Out of Right here! in 2022, throughout which he reportedly acquired greater than £800,000.
Just a few months earlier, Boy George mentioned the next about his former lover: “I really feel like I’ve loads to fret about, however I have to eliminate any actual hatred for him that I do know of.”
Earlier this 12 months it was revealed that Boy George had solely paid £1,000 of the agreed quantity.
Regardless of the restricted quantity Moss has repaid, he informed The Solar on Sunday: ‘I’m working exhausting to repay all my money owed. My recommendation is: do not sleep with the drummer.’
Though Tradition Membership broke up in 1986 attributable to Boy George’s drug dependancy issues, they reunited in 1998 and have since launched two albums, and proceed to tour collectively.
Metro has reached out to representatives for Jon Moss for remark.
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