Boy George will flee Olympics

The 'Karma Chameleon' singer is not excited about the upcoming 2012 Games - which kick off in the UK capital on July 27 - and is going to go on holiday to Ibiza to avoid the sporting event.

When asked if he is excited about the Olympics, he replied: "I think I will be away, thank god. My family come from over that way and its already starting to be a nightmare ... I will luckily be in Ibiza."

Although George - real name George O'Dowd - is not a fan of the Olympics his appreciation of one-time pop enemy Madonna has grown.

Several years ago the 51-year-old musician branded the pop superstar a "vile, hideous, horrible human being with no redeeming qualities" but he admits his attitude to her has changed.

In an interview on UK radio station Magic 105.4, he said: "I have apologised to Madonna ... I don't think she has accepted my apology though".

"As you get old, you sort of start to appreciate people more."

When asked if he is excited about the Olympics, he replied: "I think I will be away, thank god. My family come from over that way and its already starting to be a nightmare ... I will luckily be in Ibiza."

Although George - real name George O'Dowd - is not a fan of the Olympics his appreciation of one-time pop enemy Madonna has grown.

Several years ago the 51-year-old musician branded the pop superstar a "vile, hideous, horrible human being with no redeeming qualities" but he admits his attitude to her has changed.

In an interview on UK radio station Magic 105.4, he said: "I have apologised to Madonna ... I don't think she has accepted my apology though".

"As you get old, you sort of start to appreciate people more."

Nine charged with murder near London's Olympic Park Nine men will appear in British courts Monday following the murder of a young man at a shopping centre near London's Olympic Park less than a month before the start of the Games.