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Boy George must be bummed after being forced to cancel his North American summer tour because he was denied a U.S. visa, according to MSNBC.

Boy George was scheduled to start the tour on July 11 at Las Vegas’ House of Blues and end on August 23 at the House of Blues in Dallas. A statement issued by Boy George’s management said:

“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 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.”

As mentioned last year, Boy George was arrested after a 28-year-old male escort from Norway accused the singer/DJ of false imprisonment and assault. Boy George had denied the allegations and was released on bail though.

Wow, sucks to be him and his fans right now.