talking with my friend from west virginia, she mentioned the funnyest new story and that i live ina cool country because .... we refuse to let Martha Stewart into the country... =)
sherry: omg! i just read the funniest news story
Christopher Norton: yeah?
sherry: the UK is refusing to let Martha Stewart enter the country, lol!
sherry: that is so cool! you live in a cool country!
im thinking yeah but we let Bush in dont we?? so im not sure do i live in a great country sometimes. tho it is pretty, its just the twats in charge and a the majority of the people are (my polish friend peter has same opinion on british women are mostly shallow, i sometimes think that but not sure it applies to all). and european countries are CLEAN have better winters with proper snow and mmmmm nice food and people.
right thats enough of that didnt quite intend this to go into a rant about my home country :D
anynyway here is the news item...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2159979/Martha-Stewart-refused-entry-to-the-UK.html
Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK
By Christopher Hope Home Affairs Editor and Alex Spillius in Washington
Last Updated: 6:09PM BST 20/06/2008
Martha Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice, the Daily Telegraph has learned.
Martha Stewart during her trial in 2004: Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK
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Martha Stewart leaves the Federal court during her trial in 2004
The lifestyle guru, convicted four years ago in the US for obstructing justice, was planning to speak at the Royal Academy and to hold meetings with several figures in the fashion and leisure industry, including Jasper Conran, and was due to travel within the next few days.
The refusal by the UK Border Agency was sent to Ms Stewart, aged 66. A spokesperson for the business magnate said: "Martha loves England and hopes this can be resolved and that she will be able to visit soon."
She added that Ms Stewart has many friends in Britain, which she has visited numerous times.
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A cook, designer and publisher, Ms Stewart was once called "the definitive American woman of our time" and once collaborated with Wedgwood on a range of crockery.
A British government official called the decision "an own goal" given the transatlantic business and goodwill her visit could generate.
"It is a bit silly given some of the other people allowed into the country," the official added.
It was not clear if Ms Stewart had been singled out or was a victim of a blanket rule imposed by the new agency. In 2004 she served five months in prison for lying to federal agents investigating the sale of shares shortly before they fell sharply in value.
The UK Border Agency said it would not comment on individual cases. A spokesman added: "We continue to oppose the entry to the UK of individuals where we believe their presence in the United Kingdom is not conducive to the public good or where they have been found guilty of serious criminal offences abroad."
