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London rapper M.I.A. has been denied a visa to visit or work in the USA by immigration officials, AIM magazine has learnt.
Sources close to the British Sri-Lankan MC said that her lawyers are frantically trying to resolve the situation. No one from her record company had returned messages to comment at the time of publication.
But she has confirmed the situation on her Myspace website with a blog entry posted on 7th April titled: 'They Try Shut My Door!'.
It states: "Roger roger do you here me over!!!! the U.S immigration wont let me in!!!!! i was mennu work with timber startin this week, but now im doin a Akon "im locked out they wont let me in" im locked out! they wont let me in! Now Im strictly making my album outside the borders!!!!
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http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/music/1321(I'm pretty sure she's played in New York before. I wonder what's different now.)