Let’s have a look about why these celebs are banned from your country.
Let’s have a look about why these celebs are banned from your country.
BEYONCE – MALAYSIA
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REASON: FOR CALLING HERSELF QUEEN B
Malaysia banned Beyonce from ever touring, performing or even entering their boarders due to their strict Muslim leadership which deemed Queen B too provocative for their country. Beyonce decided to cancel a 2009 Malaysia concert amid fears of protests and to avoid a ban on her sexy skin-baring outfits. She would have had to wear costumes that completely covered her body from the shoulders to the knees, no cleavage allowed. According to a source, “It’s also beyond the dressing. She has to change the show. Basically, the ministry wants her to stand in front of the microphone and open her mouth. Just sing and cannot move.” That can’t have sounded cool to Beyonce.
BRAT PITT – CHINA
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REASON: 1997 film Seven Years In Tibet
If you are an actor who wants to ever set foot in China, don’t do anything related to Tibet. The Chinese government is really sensitive about the region, and is neurotic about anything having to do with Dalai Lama, as Brad Pitt found out. Although Pitt hinted that he would be visiting China, ABC News reported that he was on a list with other A-list celebrities who were banned from China.
LADY GAGA – INDONESIA
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REASON: FOR SPREADING THE DEVIL’S MUSIC
According to the The Islamic Defenders Front, ABC news reported “Indonesians will be protected from sin brought about by this Mother Monster, the destroyer of morals. Lady Gaga fans, stop complaining. Repent and stop worshipping the devil. Do you want your lives taken away by God as infidels”. The permit for Gaga to performed was refused after Islamic hardliners, lawmakers and religious clerics spoke out against the pop star’s racy clothes and dance moves. Indonesian critics have said that the nature of the show could undermine the country’s moral fibre. Lady Gaga’s promoters in Indonesia will fight for the performance to go ahead, despite threats that protesters will use physical force to prevent her getting off the plane.
MILEY CYRUS – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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REASON: TWERKING
The Dominican Republic authorities stopped Miley in the middle of one of her songs while she was twerking hands on both knees. Government officials deemed that Miley “undertakes acts that go against morals and customs, which are punishable by Dominican law,” Those raunchy dance moves were bound to get her in trouble eventually but now it’s finally happened.
THE BEATLES – THE PHILIPPINES
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REASON: DECLINING BREAKFAST
The Beatles were banned from the Philippines and nearly attacked by angry fans, because they declined a breakfast invitation from the first lady, However the band soon found out that the regime was unaccustomed to taking “no” for an answer. The first lady was infuriated when finding out that one of her frequent grand parties of 200 guests did not include the Beatles. The snub was broadcast on Philippine television and radio, and all of the Beatles’ police protection disappeared. The group and their entourage had to make their way to the Manila International Airport on their own. The hotel was being attacked, and everyone had to make way to the airport. The halls of the hotel were dark and lined with staff who shouted at them in Spanish and English.
