Boy George Denied Visa

Boy George, scheduled for a U.S. tour this summer, including a stop at NYC's Dept. of Sanitation picnic, has been denied a visa. He told Papermag: "I'm pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best and that is performing and making people dance and cry!" Maybe the DoS can relocate their picnic to Hyde Park.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on June 23, 2008 10:06 AM

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hubcap

who cares what he did. he's a musician and should be able to tour here! dammit!

AnnieLennox1954

To Boy George's loyal fans! Please sign the online petition directed to the US State Department requesting that Boy George be allowed to enter the US for his summer US tour!

http://www.petitiononline.com/govisa08/petition.html

Send it to other fans, post it on MySpace & Facebook, post it on forums, help get the word out!

sonyactivision

Disneyland wants its streetcleaner back.

rarelement

tit for tit

Brainwash

Fuck Homeland Security with a rusty artillery shell.

JRod5417

Actually, several performers from England (MIA, Amy Wino) and other countries have been denied visas to perform in the US in the past few years. I'm sure it's not permanent or personal.

JenChungsBaby

So he's now permanently banned from the country? As in forever? Wouldn't that be a bit harsh?

BongoBoy

visa should be lowerscae.

Visa [uppercase] nomally denotes a brand of credit card.

Was Girl George denied a MasterCard? American Express cancelled his black card?

Politburo

This is really just retaliation for the denial of Martha's visa.

SP

Homeland Security really wants to make him cryyyyyy

nomnomnom

Homeland Security really wants to hurt him!

cucarachita

Anybody who has cleaned our streets dutifully upon orders should be allowed in the country! He's shown himself to be cooperative and worthy, no? Not that I'd go to his concert.