Oh dear (or, "15 Minutes of Fame" goes terribly wrong)

[dduane]

For the guy involved, anyway.

"Guy Goma became an overnight sensation ... when he was mistaken by a BBC News 24 producer for Guy Kewney, who was supposed to be interviewed about a court case involving Apple Computer and the Beatles Apple Corps Ltd," reports UPI.

It was wonderfully entertaining, but who thought about the UK's Immigration Service, which seems to make a habit of looking up the credentials of people who appear on TV. According to UPI, Goma overstayed his tourist visa and may now be deported....

Ouch. (Via Guardian Techblog)