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US President Barack Obama repeatedly called British finance minister George Osborne Jeffrey at the G8,media stated Thursday.
The US president said thrice he agreed fully with Jeffrey during his presentation on G8 host Britains plans to crack down on tax avoidance,leaving Osborne red-faced.
Realising his blunder afterwards,Obama joked that he had mistaken Britains chancellor for the US soul singer Jeffrey Osborne,The Sun and Financial Times reported.
Im sorry,man. I must have confused you with my favourite R and B singer, Obama was quoted as saying.
Jeffrey Osborne,65,told Sky News TV: I was really delighted. I was really not aware that (Obama) was that much of a fan he would call chancellor Jeffrey Osborne.
The Sun quoted an onlooker at the session as saying: Osborne looked really put out by what was a visually crushing blow.
The first time Obama did it was bad enough,but then he kept on repeating it. It got really cringe-worthy by the end.
