Boy George Denied Visa For U.S. Tour
(Sorry, I just couldn’t open with “Do you really want to hurt him?” Couldn’t do it!) Former Culture Club frontman Boy George’s request to enter the U.S. in order to tour has been denied.
The reason given for the rejection was the flamboyant singer’s pending legal case. He was “arrested last year after a 28-year-old male escort from Norway accused the singer/DJ of false imprisonment by chaining him to a wall and assaulting him.” George denies the charges and was released on bail; trial is scheduled for November.
The visa denial will make it difficult for Boy George to tour the U.S. as planned this summer - he is scheduled to kick off a 24-date tour on July 11 in Las Vegas, of course - where else does a drag queen kick off a tour?
His management is outraged, saying in a statement:
The proceedings that George faced in London are of course important and serious but George has been given unconditional bail by the police and the courts in London thereby permitting him to travel anywhere in the world.
Ummmm…. except for the United States, apparently!
Photo Source: Brooklyn Vegan
POSTED BY: gossipmonkey
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Oh man… when I first saw that picture I thought it was Wynona Ryder
Boy George….Errrm… Not related to anything in the past? He has a criminal record in the US for wasting police time, you’ll find that foreigners with criminal records gained either in or outside the US do not gain entrance to the USA. The pending UK case has little or nothing to do with this application.It was presumptuous,arrogant and disrespectful to the US authorities to book the tour in advance of their being asked for a visa. The free gig for the sanitation dept was no doubt a ploy to gain entrance to the US and then go on to do paid work. I didn’t get to high school and even i worked that one out.