8. Boy George – Banned In The Usa For Alleged Imprisonment Of Male Escort
The British 80s pop star, famous for being the lead of the band Culture Club was banned from performing in the USA in 2008. Boy George‘s visa application was denied when he was due to play at the City of New York Department of Sanitation’s annual Fun Day. The irony being he was due to play there as a thank you to all the workers for the kindness they showed him when he served community service with them back in 2006 when he was charged for falsely reporting a burglary.
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Boy George had his visa refused due to him awaiting to stand trial for a crime that took place in 2007 where he was accused of imprisoning a male escort. Boy George was reportedly devastated stating “having my visa application denied seems unfair when I swept the streets of New York spotless.” Maybe he should re-listen to his hit ‘Karma Chameleon.’
7. Oasis – Banned In China
This British band was infamous for speaking their minds and insulting people, not least of all each other. The Manchurian band who have had a number of public bust ups were banned from performing in China back in 2009. It was reported that the ban came about because Noel Gallagher, one of the lead singers in the band, had performed in a Free Tibet Benefit Concert in Randall’s Island in New York in 1997.
Chinese officials stated this made the band “unsuitable to perform.” The band were promoting their eighth album, Dig Out Your Soul and had to cancel two gigs on their tour, one at Beijing’s Capital Arena and one at the Shanghai Grand Stage. Ticket sales were stopped mid sale and all those that had purchased tickets were refunded.
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