Best known for YouTube mashup videos that amass millions of views, Australian musician and producer Nick Bertke is now using the website, as well as a White House petition, in hopes of getting his 10-year ban on visiting the United States lifted.

Banned from U.S. for 10 years, entertainer files White House petition

Bertke - better known as video mashup producer Pogo - posted the video "I'm banned from the USA" on YouTube last Thursday. Less than a week later, it's amassed more than a million views.Warning: Video contains some obscene language"It's a bit annoying," says Bertke, whose troubles were triggered by a visa problem. "America is really the last place on Earth I want to be banned from." Bertke, who did not respond to questions, is in his second year of the ...

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