Stars Banned From Other Countries & the Surprising Reasons Revealed!

Katy Perry
Banned from: China

The singer was reportedly banned from China after being seen wearing the Taiwan flag during a concert in Taipei, which angered Chinese authorities. She also wore a sunflower gown – and the sunflower is a symbol of the Sunflower Student Movement, which protested a Chinese trade agreement in 2014, via NME.

Selena Gomez
Banned from: China & Russia

The superstar joined other celebrities who were banned from China due to a picture on her Instagram account of her smiling with the Dalai Lama. Seen as support of Tibet, which is not recognized as autonomous by China, Selena was reportedly banned from touring in China as a result, according to Chron.

Years earlier, she was reportedly refused entry into Russia for fear of speaking out about anti-gay laws in the country, via The Atlantic.