July 1st, 2008
Boy George Banned: US Concerts Cancelled
Boy George had scheduled concerts in the U.S. this summer but the US government has denied him a visa due to his upcoming criminal trial in London this coming November. He is on trial for allegedly chaining a male hooker to the wall of his apartment!
The US has more than its fair share of criminals who should be on chain gangs, but it’s no surprise to me that he was denied entry. The UK did not allow Snoop Dog in so tit for tat!
He was supposed to start his tour in Aspen, Colorado on July 10th and wind down in Dallas, TX on August 23rd. He was planning on performing a special gig for the NY Department of Sanitation for the staff as a thank you for the community service he did there a couple of years ago.
He gave the following statement to E!:
“I was really hoping that the issue would be resolved and that some kind soul at the U.S. Visa Office would realize that if the police in the U.K. placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them. “I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky.”
No wonder he still calls himself boy… he hasn’t grown up to be a man to realize that choices have consequences.
