Boy George has officially scrapped his upcoming US summer tour.  The reason:  assaulting a 28 year old male escort by chaining him to the wall of his East London Home.

The US government has officially denied Boy George a visa to enter United States.  As previously reported officials had given George very little hope considering the trial he faces from the April 2007 encounter with the escort.  

"I was really hoping that the issue would be resolved and that some kind soul at the US Visa Office would realize that if the police in the UK placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them.  I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky."  

George has denied the charges against him.