Boy George talks about not being allowed to come to the US for tour

Gender-bending 80s singer and DJ Boy George, 47, was denied a visa to the US as he awaits trial in England on false imprisonment charges. George planned to tour the US this summer and will have to stay put in the UK instead. George has been denied a visa due to a pending trial for false imprisonment charges.

In April, 2007 Norwegian prostitute Auden Carlson, 28, met George on Gaydar.com and agreed to come over to his London place to pose for erotic photos at a rate of $800. Carlson says that George and another guy took photos of him in fetish gear, and when the other guy left George handcuffed him to a hook on the wall, menacingly brandished sex toys and said 'now you'll get what you deserve.' Carlson escaped and called the cops, and it's unclear if he got what George said he deserved, if he escaped unscathed, and/or if he got the cash he was promised for the photo session.

George will be tried for that case in Britain on November 22. He also has a criminal record in the states after he pled guilty to cocaine possession in NY. Police found 13 bags of the stuff when responding to a burglary call at his place in October, 2005. George said the drugs weren't his and that a lot of people were in and out of his apartment, but he eventually copped a plea in exchange for community service and a stint in rehab.

Now he's talking about his inability to enter the US and perform. The flamboyant singer appeared on The Today Show this morning wearing a bright red hat with green applique bugs and full makeup including shimmering green eyeshadow, bronze lipstick and giant penciled-on eyebrows.

Here's a partial transcript of George's appearance on the Today Show this morning.

Meredith Viera: '24 concert dates starting today, you've got to be frustrated, being denied this visa.'

Boy George: 'I'm feeling very upbeat at the moment. Yes it'...

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