When an individual gets popularity or fame and becomes a renowned celebrity, his/her action and words became a matter of discussion. A global celebrity gets admired by millions who live in far away countries. But there are some celebrities who have been denied entry by some countries because of different reasons despite their mind-blowing stardom. There are many reasons that can get an individual banned by a country. Here's the list of the top 10 global celebrities who have been banned by other countries.
1. Beyonce: Beyonce is a massive star who has popularity all over the globe. But during 2008 when she was at her career peak, she has a concert in Malaysia which stood cancelled due to protests against the singer. According to the BBC, “Female performers at Malaysian concerts are required by government rules to cover up from shoulders to knees, with no cleavage showing." Without thinking twice she cancelled her show and that got her banned from the country.
2. Katy Perry: The singer has been banned indefinitely from China. Her ban apparently comes from an incident when she wore the Taiwanese flag during her concert at Taipei Arena, and over a sunflower dress, she wore during her Prism tour. The sunflower was a symbol that was opted by the anti-China protesters, which made her dress deemed as anti-national by the nation.
3. Selena Gomez: The pop star has been banned not from one nation but from countries like China and Russia. Selena was banned from China in 2016, for posting a picture with the Dalai Lama years ago, while Russia banned the star over her opinions on Gay rights.
4. Justin Bieber: Today Justin is known as a gifted star and is loved by millions but they are some who doesn’t like him. The singer was banned from China for his 'bad behaviour' in 2017. He was also banned from Argentina for disrespecting the national flag and beating a media person and stealing his car and money.
5. Miley Cyrus: It seems like China has banned most of the global stars. Miley was also banned from the country after she posted a picture in 2009, in which her eyes appeared to be slanted.
6. Paris Hilton: In 2010, Paris pled guilty to drug charges in Las Vegas, which is why she was later denied entry in Japan when she decided to enter the country days later when landed in her private jet.
7. Gigi Hadid: Gigi has been banned from China indefinitely in 2017, after a video of the model holding a Buddha cookie and squinted her eyes went viral. This racist gesture hasn't been forgotten by China.
8. Akon: The singer was banned from Sri Lanka after the release of his "Sexy Chick" video, which features a sexy pool party in front of a Buddha.
9. Brad Pitt: After his film, Seven Years in Tibet, was a roaring success, the actor faced a ban in China which lasted for over 20 years - up until 2016. All because he played the part of an Austrian mountain climber, Heinrich Harrer, who befriends the Dalai Lama during the period of China’s takeover of Tibet.
10. The Beatles: The Beatles still remain one of the most well-known and greatest talents but a misunderstanding got them banned from the Philippines. According to Cosmopolitan, the reason for the ban is because they declined to “attend a breakfast reception at the Presidential Palace with The First Lady Imelda Marcos.”
