Top 20 Celebrities BANNED From Entire Countries

Entry DENIED! For this list, we’ll be looking at famous people who have been refused entry into certain countries. This could be in the form of a visa rejection, deportation, or an outright ban. We’ll be considering permanent bans, as well as temporary ones that were eventually overturned. Our list includes Claire Danes, Akon, Brad Pitt and more! Do you think any of these bans were justified? Let us know in the comments.

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Do you think any of these bans were justified? Let us know in the comments.

[rhadamesperez]

I’m Dominican and it’s kinda ironic that she got banned for “behavior against Dominican morales” haha DR urban music, even some traditional music is mad dirty and the dance is crazy 😂😂

[ajbarros]

Me: "just sneezes at China"
China: YOU'RE BANNED!!!

[sunwukong]

You can fill a top 100 just with China's banns

[starrythestar]

I would add Paris Hilton from Japan after a US drug felony

[luketurner]

Surprised Charlie Chaplin wasn't mentioned. Banned from the United States for a bit as part of the Red Scare, due to his outspoken leftist political beliefs. He was able to go back eventually, but what an insult given his contributions to American cinema.

[fficialdregs]

china is as strict on musicians as Australia is on video games

[MetalMama-Mimi]

Boy George's ban must not have lasted long since he was filmed for the RHOBH many episodes. He stayed with the man and his wife who I think was part of like his management team or something.

[dhsswim]

If you're banning celebrities/artists from entering the country because of who they are or what their beliefs are, you got problems as a culture....xD

[nicksullivan]

What? I didn’t know Boy George was banned from The USA!😱🤯

[madman]

I don't blame countries that banned Justin Bieber. I wouldn't want garbage music in my country either.

[Lunar]

Björk was banned in China after chanting "tibet tibet" at the end of her song "Declare Independence" in a Shanghai concert.

[fernandodecarlosmalcher]

yeah, I remember when that justin bieber incident happened in my country, I heard that he also didn't even do a show because he was high and the worst part, he said that it was an argentinian t-shirt from the football team (yes football not f*cking soccer) which made things even worse because in argentina we love our football

[joshuamohlman]

To be honest, I’d be glad if I got banned from Russia. I would never want to go there at all

[cadeevans]

Wasn't aware these celebrities were banned

[Dug]

Imagine being the poor nugget tasked with the job of telling Mike Tyson he’s banned from the country.

[matthewbaduria]

The kinks was banned in the uk, for four years, returned in 1983, were truly sent, and after that they became hard rock legends.claiire danes, was banned from the phiipines really surprised me, it mentions in her autobiography, i've seen brokedown palace, it was shocking.

[AdityaSingh]

If Pooh can be banned in China, they all are still human.

[buddefreitas]

I farted at the China airport and I still have eight years to go on my sentence.

[chrisrj]

Wow, Lady Gaga performs how she performs, and not how a religion she doesn't follow wants her to perform (very 'controlled-ly'). I still wonder why nobody takes religion seriously anymore.