On 15th December 1999 Boy George was knocked unconscious when a 28kg mirror ball fell on his head during a pre-show rehearsal with Culture Club at the Bournemouth International Centre in Dorset, England. Did he tumble 4 ya? He was lucky to survive and later he said that “It would be ironic and glamorous to be finished of by a four foot glitter ball”
A year earlier on 15th December 1998 Backstreet Boys roadie Michael Barrett, aged 22, filed a $3 million lawsuit against the group claiming damages after a 50-pound cannon fell on his head during a show.
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