May 22 2011 02:32 PM ET

Russell Brand denied entry into Japan

Tags: Movies, Music

Russell Brand had hoped to join wife Katy Perry in Japan this weekend, but his hopes were dashed after the actor was denied entry into the country, reportedly due to his criminal record.

Perry was in town to perform a series of concerts in Nagoya, Tokyo, and Osaka, but hours after her arrival she tweeted to her more than 7 million followers, “So…my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed,” she wrote, adding later that he denied entry due to “priors from over 10 years ago.”

Brand took the event with a grain of salt, tweeting, “Planning escape from Japanese custody. It’s bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick.”

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  • kev

    One country down, so many more to go.

    Besides, the Japanese have suffered enouth this year.

    • tom

      how are they having concerts….oh the news….IT WAS SO BAD!

      • tom

        total bs…..hey we are in turmoil….lets take money from other countries and have concerts….the SHAME!

      • Dr. Linus

        You do realize that Japan is a country and not the whole island was wiped out by a tsunami? Life goes on. Your comment is just silly.

      • Fred

        I guess Japan isn’t impressed with Russell Brand…just like America.

      • JP

        A lot of musicians in Japan are still touring(Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, etc). Some of their tour dates have been cancelled due to the damage in areas but they are still going. Sure they may have had to change some things but they are trying to give their fans joy and even raising money for the relief.

      • BSnarky

        Russell is in for a BIG surprise when Katy comes back 40 feet tall and glowing

    • LOL

      Japan rejects crap.

      • Le HIROSHI

        Right on, “LOL.”

      • Le HIROSHI — NO BXRXS ALLOWED IN JAPAN

        The Chopstick joke denotes racism. Not only has that monkey as for always remained in want orf timing and good sense in “its” joke, it was not funny either.

        *

        What a racist buXX!

    • Me

      Kev, that’s the best comment ever.

  • kev

    or even, suffered ‘enough.’

  • JenR

    With all of the crazy things that come out of Japan, you’d think they’d let crazy things in as well.

    • twinkle

      Lol sooo agree been there and crazy dosent even begin to describe it.

  • joblo

    Good. Why should a celeb get special treatment if they have a record?

    • Fog cue

      Your mother has a record of being a wh0re!

      • serah

        thats well out of order! idiot!

      • dee123

        Gee, Sean Connery from Celebrity Jeopardy much?

      • Kat

        LOL dee, I totally read that comment with Sean Connery’s voice in my head without even thinking about it, and before I read your comment. One of SNL’s best recurring sketches, that was!

  • James Kragen

    Katy Perry has to drop that ugly horse’s ass husband of hers, Russell Brand. It is unfortunate that she is as attractive as she is misguided with her poor taste in men. She should be with someone around her age not a guy who obviously can’t handle women around his age.

    • Joe

      Yeah, because you know who someone should be with better than they do.

    • j

      He is actually a really nice guy. So much hating here. A person’s image is not always the person.

      • amelia in portland

        I think he’s really handsome with a very sick sense of humor..lol

    • AT

      Neither have talent… they’re perfect for each other.

  • Ryan

    There goes his chances at an aflac gig.

  • tom

    arthur needs to keep hopping

  • IronShutters

    All a JOKE HUH??? Lighten up RIGHT????? Hey, lets just round up everyone on the planet to mock and torture people for entertainment.

    • Lissy

      What are you talking about?

  • Winona

    Will they let Paul McCartney back in?

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  • Dr.PuffBall

    The Japs did the guy a favor, Now he can forget about being nuked,drowned or lost in the rubbish

    • dee123

      Stereotyping much?

    • JAP BEING ONE OF RACIAL SLURS

      Dr.? Seriously? Go back shaking and spearing in your tribe.

  • DR.Flipenstein

    The Japs did the guy a favor, Now he can forget about being nuked,drowned or lost in the rubbish

  • puppyguppy

    Who????

  • Realangst

    What the piece does not mention is what the priors are and whether they were committed in Japan or elsewhere. I’m assuming his high links of 10+ years ago were in Japan. As for Katy’s choice in men, it’s obvious she has had a positive affect on Russell. As “j” mentioned, Brand is really a nice guy. He was the spot-on choice for Arthur as it mirrored his own history and his being a good person deep down. He has admitted she was good for him. But even in his dragging and drinking days, he had admirable qualities. I think they’ll be just fine.

    • Teddy

      “he was the spot-on choice for Arthur” Please put the crack pipe down before posting.

  • sweetkeith

    Probably had a crack pipe in his pocket from 10 years ago

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