border security

Border Security: Delta Goodrem Edition

9:53AM Clem Bastow | While I would dearly love to report that Delta Goodrem was busted bringing a load of weed into the States in her Bratz boogie-board bag, or that she tried to set up an international marmoset-smuggling ring, or that Brian McFadden is actually her employee and he brings condoms full of crack into the country for his drug baroness fianceé, unfortunately this story is not quite that exciting and we will have to wait until another day to see Our Delts embroiled in a My Drug Hell™-esque debacle – for now you will have to make do with this tale of Delta being held up at customs as she chases that great US music industry dollar sign in the sky. Australians arriving in LA on the Qantas flight from Sydney early on Wednesday morning told Confidential Goodrem’s rocker “costume” of blonde bouffant hairdo, a sequinned beret and black-rimmed “nerd” glasses drew the eye and ire of a female customs officer, who grilled the singer More »

Immigration Dept. Keen To Drop Snoop’s Visa Like It’s Hot

9:08AM Clem Bastow | You may recall that last year, Tha D-O-double-Gizzle was due to present the MTV Australia Music Video Awards, but that the Immigration Department computer said no, and Snoop Dogg was sent on his not-so-merry way. Well, it’s a case of deja vu, doggy style (sorry, I’ll stop soon), as Snoop’s widely publicised “return” to the MTV AVMAs stage has, once more, been given the kybosh – for the time being – from those party poopin’ Doggy haterz at the Immigration Department. Peep this: “Mr Broadus has not been granted a visa, there are further steps required beyond character assessment before a visa is granted. More »