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Frankie Poullain from The Darkness was caught in a Chile airport carrying an apple, which he had travelled with - breaching border regulations.
A Chilean immigration official was ready to take charge, but Poullain managed to avoid getting in trouble when he discovered that the official was a Lady Gaga fan.
The Darkness were supporting Lady Gaga on her European tour, and so Poullain promised the guard free tickets to see the 'Born This Way' singer in concert.
According to Contact Music, Poullain said, "Cops came and I faced a £160 fine - before I offered the clerk Gaga tickets."
Frankie Poullain - not either of the two members you'll recognise.
The Darkness previously compared Lady Gaga to their mother. Justin Hawkins told The Times, "She has a similar energy to a Russian lady called Agatha who makes my stage clothes.
"But she's also got something that really reminds me of our mother. Some of her energy. You know what I mean?"
And Frankie Poullain agreed, adding, "It's funny; she reminds me of my mum as well. I wanna qualify that in the sense of the multi-tasking mentality, Gaga just goes from one subject to the next.
"She's very forthright and very fast. That's like my mum, who's quite hyper - and amazingly on the money."
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