An actor who appeared alongside Boy George in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! has publicly criticised the singer's acting, saying he was embarrassed to share the stage with him. Patrick Clanton's Instagram comments come as Boy George faces separate scrutiny over his pro-Israel song "We Will Dance Again," which he recently admitted was created using generative AI, reigniting attention on both his performance and his political output.

Boy George played Harold Zidler in the Broadway staging of the musical last year, an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film. Clanton, reacting to a report about the AI-generated song, wrote that he had previously defended the performance but now called Boy George "a terrible performer," adding he used to tell people he was "really nice" while quoting Sondheim that "nice is different than good." The controversial song, which questions genocide allegations against Israel and criticises pro-Palestine artists, has drawn scrutiny given UN and Amnesty International findings that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, claims Israel rejects. Boy George also represented San Marino at Eurovision in May but failed to reach the final.