10 Celebs Who Were Banned in China

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When you're a star, all  doors for you are open, right? Not really. 

China is among the more conservative countries in the world. There is no good opinion  for sexy toilets and dances at concerts. That's why some of the world's most famous celebrities have "won" a ban on stepping into the country. Here's who they are:

 

Katie Perry. She was not allowed to sing at this year's Victoria's Secret show in China, because in 2015 she performed a concert in Taiwan and waved the local flag - a symbol, forbidden by power in China.

Selena Gomez. Her access is cut off because she meets the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

Justin Bieber. During a tour in China, the contractor violated several of the country's laws, behaved disrespectfully during visits to holy places, and left a generally bad impression. So he's forbidden to go back there.

Brad Pitt. His partner and fiancé Angelina Jolie may have gone to China recently to promote her latest film, but that is not the case with Brad Pitt. The Hollywood heartthrob known for his cinema and films that are true to his heart, has been banned from China. Reasons? For starring in the film Seven Years in Tibet.

Richard Gere. Handsome and Humanitarian are what describe this actor well but he's a devout Buddhist and a follower of the 14th Dalai Lama. Richard Gere, known for his famous movie Pretty Woman, was raised attending a Methodist Church but was largely influenced by Buddhism in his twenties and travelled to Nepal to meet several monks and visited monasteries. He officially is a Tibetan Buddhist who follows the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism. Not only that, he also...

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