Boy George Gets The Boot From U.S. Gov

Guess they really do wanna hurt him….

By Blurt Staff

This news flash was just slipped over the BLURT transom: Boy George has been denied a visa for his upcoming tour — which would have marked the first time in a decade he’d performed in the U.S., and would have additionally included a free show for NYC sanitation workers (with whom he performed community service following a drug conviction) on August 17.

Here’s hoping it wasn’t the horrible photo that BLURT ran of Boy George last week that tipped the scales for U.S. officials in charge of denying visas. That’s why we’re running a different, kindler/gentler, more nostalgic image with this news item. C’mon, U.S., the dude ain’t gonna hurt nobody.

What follows is the official statement released by Boy George.

 “At the moment, Boy George cannot come to the United States of America because he has been refused permission to enter by the USA  Administration.  This is not in respect of anything he has done in the past but because he is facing a trial in November in London for something that happened in April last year.  George’s lawyers in London have absolutely forbidden us to speak about the facts of that case and all I can say is that George is astounded at the decision and is having lawyers here in the States look at it in the hope that someone will change their mind.  George has not been convicted of anything in London and there is a presumption in the Western World of innocence until proven guilty.  The proceedings that George faces in London are of course important and serious but George has been given unconditional bail by the Police and Courts in London thereby permitting him to travel anywhere in the World.  He is clearly not considered any form of risk in London in that regard and in that respect we are asking the US Authorities to reconsider their position.  George has cooperated fully with all investigations and enquiries into the case and has put forward a full and detailed defence.  We would love to be able to tell you what that defence is but we say again that we are absolutely forbidden by George’s London lawyers to do so because if it gets its way back to England it could amount to a contempt of Court.  George really would love to come to America and repay his American fans loyalty and that is why we are asking the US Authorities to reconsider their decision”.  
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