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Music's Security Threat

Boy George was forced to cancel his U.S. tour after the State Department denied his visa request. He explains what happened.

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Jul 7, 2008 | Updated: 3:36  p.m. ET Jul 7, 2008

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  • Posted By: skeesling @ 07/27/2008 12:15:26 PM

    It's crap - I love Boy George and have been waiting to see him again since i last saw him in 1982. It was my freshman year in High School and i remember being so excited to see him and he DID NOT dissapoint. I hope this gets cleared up so i can relive a high school memory that was wonderful. Good Luck BG.

  • Posted By: jericho4119 @ 07/11/2008 11:47:16 PM

    If our Homeland Security Department has the time to protect us from middle-aged former pop stars, then they are not doing the job for which we hired them.

  • Posted By: jane.simpson.wilson @ 07/11/2008 12:20:07 PM

    This androgynous freak is one of the few reasons that I can think of supporting Homeland Security and all of those other xenophobic, civil rights bashing, Bushed organizations that cropped up after 9-11. Let Britain keep him. If he is assaulting anyone, that's as good a reason as any to keep him out of the U.S. And yes, I really do want to make him cry, I had to listen to that dreg on the radio too many times in the 80's. Payback is a .....

  • Posted By: ghostmasseur @ 07/11/2008 9:37:50 AM

    Actually they kept him out for lack ot talent. They are trying to keep our ears secure from his screeching. Now all we have to do is expel Britney and Ali Lohan for the same crimes.

  • Posted By: edwardnow @ 07/08/2008 7:54:35 PM

    UK keeps out Snoop Dog we keep out Boy George, imagine what it is like for regular people. This police state stuff needs to STOP. For the love of liberty can we stop being uptight fear driven people. Can we please move, 9/11 was a long time ago we need not lock ourselves in a security blanket to make that is looking a bit too much like the formation of a Iron Curtian. I want people to be free to travel to the United States and freedom for people to travel to other countries. This fear is driving every policy and every decision and all people have to show for it, is less freedom, less openness, less oppurtunity for oppurtunity. I am willing to sacrifice security for freedom it is about time more Americans do as our founding fathers would have done and stop following in the steps of facist authoritarians.

    • Posted By: pezled @ 07/09/2008 8:58:42 AM

      Umm, boy, it's not like your pending charges are parking tickets. It is false imprisonment and assault. I doubt that the UK would grant a visa to someone from America in the SAME situation. Get real, and get over it. Disgusting, really - fame, money and talent you have, and you still need to hire an escort? Ewww.

    • Posted By: marquis741 @ 07/09/2008 2:46:49 AM

      One of my friends told me he has a persoal account on the luxury online

      service kissinterracial.com. He said he like hotties. BTW, seems Britney

      and Hilton also have personal account there. The site getts very very HOT

      because these celebries' join in

    • Posted By: marquis741 @ 07/09/2008 2:45:48 AM

      One of my friends told me he has a persoal account on the luxury online

      service kissinterracial. com. He said he like hotties. BTW, seems Britney

      and Hilton also have personal account there. The site getts very very HOT

      because these celebries' join in

  • Posted By: marquis741 @ 07/09/2008 2:49:34 AM

    One of my friends told me he has a persoal account on the luxury online

    service kissinterracial. c om. He said he like hotties. BTW, seems Britney

    and Hilton also have personal account there. The site getts very very HOT

    because these celebries' join in

  • Posted By: jimbo3800 @ 07/08/2008 6:38:04 PM

    Good for the State Dept. Let's keep this weirdo out forever!

  • Posted By: pezled @ 07/08/2008 10:41:48 AM

    Umm, boy, it's not like your pending charges are parking tickets. It is false imprisonment and assault. I doubt that the UK would grant a visa to someone from America in the SAME situation. Get real, and get over it. Disgusting, really - fame, money and talent you have, and you still need to hire an escort? Ewww.

  • Posted By: mel8986 @ 07/08/2008 9:38:29 AM

    You did not see the tab that is titled Entertainment at the top of the page? If you did not want to read entertainment news then perhaps you should have clicked on a different tab. Education would have been a nice choice.

  • Posted By: jath123 @ 07/08/2008 7:45:40 AM

    This is a top story at Newsweek? What a pile of dung masquerading as journalism. I didn't realize I was at the "E!" website.

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