Nigella Lawson banned from the US for taking cocaine

Fred Swanson · 03-04-2014 12:01AM #1

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Femme_Fatale · 03-04-2014 12:05AM

Just noticed a reader comment worthy of Viz:

I don't if anyones notice she has very weird looking ears..

Mary in Luton - one of the great minds of our time...

brummytom · 03-04-2014 12:05AM

Ah FFS, it was a bit of coke, she hasn't killed anyone.

The Backwards Man · 03-04-2014 12:07AM

From the article

The specific grounds on which she was barred entry to the US have not been confirmed. And it is not known if she was stopped at passport control or at the departure gate where passports are often scanned.

But sure what the hell, let's make up a story anyway.

Ficheall · 03-04-2014 12:14AM

She's welcome to come and stay with me if she wants.

BraziliaNZ · 03-04-2014 12:17AM

In that case pretty much every British popular artist for the last 50 or so years entered illegally, let's face it!

suicide_circus · 03-04-2014 12:18AM

She's better off

Sir Arthur Daley · 03-04-2014 12:19AM

She neednt be going all the way to America for pleasure at all.

Fred Swanson · 03-04-2014 12:19AM

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The Backwards Man · 03-04-2014 12:24AM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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She'll still get in, they'll just make her go through hoops for a visa. Fighting the war on drugs one C-list celebrity at a time.

Smiles35 · 03-04-2014 12:24AM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Wonder who put the call in? Racheal Ray looked extra chipper today.

Guy:Incognito · 03-04-2014 12:25AM

brummytom wrote: »

Ah FFS, it was a bit of coke, she hasn't killed anyone.

Allegedly hasn't killed anyone.

ceadaoin. · 03-04-2014 12:39AM

This is a bit weird. Surely they can't deny entry for past illegal drug use? If they did then hardly any entertainers would get in. I don't think Keith Richards has had any problems! It's not like she was charged with anything. Maybe her visa wasn't in order or something like that.

03-04-2014 12:50AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Just noticed a reader comment worthy of Viz:

Mary in Luton - one of the great minds of our time...

Not wrong in fairness.

fonecrusher1 · 03-04-2014 01:01AM

This really is very upsetting news.

D1stant · 03-04-2014 01:23AM

ceadaoin. wrote: »

This is a bit weird. Surely they can't deny entry for past illegal drug use? If they did then hardly any entertainers would get in. I don't think Keith Richards has had any problems!

Keifs been dead these past 25 years now - died in a bizarre gardening accident. The guy you think is Keif is no other than the Cliff Richard who himself is played by Ronan "Soon to be president" Keating

Tis complicated

Amirani · 03-04-2014 01:27AM

ceadaoin. wrote: »

This is a bit weird. Surely they can't deny entry for past illegal drug use?

They can do what they like. They're under no obligation to let anyone in if they're not US citizens.

Amirani · 03-04-2014 01:29AM

What I'm wondering is who would have been able to stop her? There's no US border at Heathrow (unlike Dublin & Shannon), surely it should have been LAX she was denied entry at?

Fred Swanson · 03-04-2014 01:30AM

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wil · 03-04-2014 02:07AM

No truth in the rumour her first words were "Oh blow!"

worded · 03-04-2014 02:14AM

If all celebs that took coke were made stand together it would be a huge line

The Diabolical Monocle · 03-04-2014 03:31AM

They let Michael D in, and he's a savage for the stuff.

foggy_lad · 03-04-2014 03:41AM

Is it possible she was refused entry due to having the wrong type of visa? If she is there to do any kind of work or promotional stuff the Americans being so anal would insist on her having a visa that permitted her to work while she might only have had a holiday visa?

djerk · 03-04-2014 04:33AM

mate of mine ordered a remote controlled glider from some place in the states.. the basic parts which you have to construct yourself without all the costly electronics like servos and whatnot.. anyway, they wouldnt ship unless they had a copy of his passport.. shes screwed

J_E · 03-04-2014 04:56AM

Oh look, Daily Mail, it must be true.

Galwayguy35 · 03-04-2014 05:38AM

Their country, their rules.

She should have thought about it before snorting coke.

Harold Weiss · 03-04-2014 06:53AM

I doubt the reason she's banned has anything to do with snorting coke.
Plenty of celebrities have admitted drug taking over the years and they aren't banned from entering the US.
Some have even written books about it, take Russell Brand for example.

Arbiter of Good Taste · 03-04-2014 06:58AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

Is it possible she was refused entry due to having the wrong type of visa? If she is there to do any kind of work or promotional stuff the Americans being so anal would insist on her having a visa that permitted her to work while she might only have had a holiday visa?

I think you'll find that will apply to most countries where you need a visa. I don't see why you think adhering to the rules is "anal"

Arthur Beesley · 03-04-2014 07:17AM

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

They let Michael D in, and he's a savage for the stuff.

The have different rules for hobbitses

Arthur Beesley · 03-04-2014 07:18AM

Harold Weiss wrote: »

I doubt the reason she's banned has anything to do with snorting coke.
Plenty of celebrities have admitted drug taking over the years and they aren't banned from entering the US.
Some have even written books about it, take Russell Brand for example.

I'd like to see Brand banned from breathing.

rubadub · 03-04-2014 09:54AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Their country, their rules.

She should have thought about it before snorting coke.

Yep, its the number 1 reason I hear when people refuse a drag on a joint, "no thanks, I might want to go to the states some day".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10740907/Nigella-Lawson-barred-from-boarding-US-bound-flight.html

Miss Lawson is believed to have registered online for permission to travel to the US, where travellers must confirm that they have not been arrested or convicted of offences, including taking illegal drugs.
The US authorities can decide to bar visitors who have committed drugs offences without ever being charged. Would-be travellers can apply to have the ban lifted, but this can take months.

You would think they could just add it to the form, "have you ever used any illegal drugs in the past". Turning people away last minute has got to be bad news for everybody, the airlines, travel agency, the US themselves -i.e. putting off future holidaymakers. I imagine lots would admit it on principle.

Nigella Lawson banned from the US for taking cocaine

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