The Voice coach Boy George, 54, brought the show’s production to a halt recently when he said he’d slept with singer Prince, 57.
The new judge made the shocking claim during the show’s live audition stage in front of a studio audience.
According to reports, it ‘sent the audience absolutely wild and forced producers to stop filming.’
Sitting on the judging panel alongside Will.i.am, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and singer Paloma Faith, the foursome boasted about who they’d collaborated with.
London-born singer/songwriter Boy George said: ‘I have duetted with some of the greatest soul singers in history including Luther Vandross and Smokey Robinson.’
Paloma hit back: ‘Well OK, if we’re throwing big soul names out there I’ve performed with Prince.’ And Judge quickly replied: ‘Forget that, darling, I’ve slept with Prince.’
The production crew couldn’t believe what they had heard and the crowd went ‘absolutely wild.’
The other judges, especially Will.i.am, thought it was brilliant and kept on high-fiving him.
A source said: ‘Production staff had to come up on stage and speak to them.
‘After that, Boy George started backtracking saying he hadn’t really slept with Prince and that in reality, he just had his poster on his wall.
‘But as far as the crowd were concerned the cat was already out of the bag.’
