WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mike Tyson has been barred from New Zealand after a lawmaker rescinded the visa he had been issued to fulfill a speaking engagement later this month.
Associate immigration minister Kate Wilkinson said on Wednesday that she had overruled the decision of immigration officials a day earlier because a charitable organization sponsoring Tyson's visit had withdrawn its support.
Wilkinson says the move to issue a visa to Tyson, who was convicted of rape in 1992 and spent three years in prison, had been "a finely balanced call," made in part because of the support of the Life Education Trust.
Wilkinson says the Trust has now withdrawn its support, meaning Tyson would no longer be able to visit Auckland to perform his one-man show called "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth."
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yet Tyson was mouthing off "the prime minister of New Zealand cant stop me coming to New Zealand because I have been issued a visa" .... seems he can and he did bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Posted Oct-2-2012 Bynzkiwi (409.30) 
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Lol. Good work.
Posted Oct-2-2012 Byelmerfudd13 (2099.80) 
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Who would want this savage in their country. He is so unstable he can explode at any moment. He's a convicted rapist. He bit off an opponents ear. He is not well balanced. I don't even want him in this country. We basically are just waiting for his next outburst where he probably kills someone.
Posted Oct-2-2012 ByEntitlementCentralNYC (157.70) 
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my opinion of new zealand has just improved
Posted Oct-3-2012 Bybobsdesk (433.64) 
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thanks on behalf of all New Zealand ... lol
Posted Oct-3-2012 Bynzkiwi (409.30) 
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Good, that lump of rotten potatoes needs a good thrashing with a spade to the face.
Posted Oct-3-2012 ByIgigiNemesis (53.60) 
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A Mike Tyson "speaking engagement" eh. What do those tickets sell for?
Posted Oct-3-2012 Bytruth2012 (105.96) 
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@truth2012 2 bits
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it was advertised starting at $69
Posted Oct-3-2012 Bynzkiwi (409.30) 
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fucking rapist. Death penalty??
Posted Oct-3-2012 ByDinmorlolmanden (69.40) 
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Lol
Fuck New Zealand...
Bunch of liberal pussies...
Lol
Posted Oct-2-2012 ByXyBerFuNK (1194.40) 
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@XyBerFuNK The USA will not permit anyone with a prior conviction of rape to enter either. If Tyson was a New Zealander he would not be permitted in the USA.
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@dorbie lol
Posted Oct-2-2012 ByXyBerFuNK (1194.40) 
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@XyBerFuNK you know jack shit about us.. and the only pussy round here is your mirror image you twack.
Posted Oct-2-2012 Byfuchajen (4185.34) 
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@XyBerFuNK hey whore, youre calling us a bunch of liberal pussies yeh, well id much rather be a liberal pussy than a nazi supporter, go vote for Obama you whore sheep
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