Pictures: Banned Celebrities

Homemaking guru Martha Stewart was banned from the United Kingdom after her 2004 U.S. conviction for obstructing justice.  (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Digitas)

Director Martin Scorsese was banned from China after directing the film “Kundun,” based on the teachings of the Dalai Lama.  (Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Doha Film Institute)

Brad Pitt was banned from China because of the actor’s starring role in “7 Years in Tibet” upset Chinese officials for a positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama.  (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne was banned from -- OK, it’s not a country -- San Antonio, Texas, after he was caught urinating on a memorial cross close to the Alamo.  (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images))

Yusuf Islam (the folk singer formerly known as Cat Stevens) was denied entry into the United States in 2004 after his name appeared on a no-fly list. He has since been allowed in for concerts.  (HENNING KAISER/AFP/Getty Images)

Paris Hilton was banned from Japan two days after pleading guilty to cocaine possession.  (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Gary Glitter was banned from everywhere because the British government won’t let the singer leave the country due to convictions for sex crimes against children in Vietnam.  (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Actor Richard Gere was banned from China. You guessed it. He is a devout Buddhist and supporter of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence.  (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Singer Boy George was banned from the United States after pleading guilty to falsely imprisoning a male escort.  (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Actor Harrison Ford was banned from China after testifying at the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of an independent Tibet.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Rocker Bob Dylan was banned from China, where he is seen as a scary counterculture icon who will only make trouble.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)

Rapper Snoop Dogg was banned from the United Kingdom in 2006 after smashing up a duty-free shop with members of his entourage.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for VH1)

Singer Miley Cyrus was banned from China because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was upset by pictures the then-Disney star took posing with slanted eyes.  (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

The Clash was banned from then East Germany after secret police deemed the band’s lyrics too inflammatory.  (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Chris Brown was banned from the United Kingdom after his 2009 felony assault on Rihanna.  (Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)

Singer Bjork was banned from China after dedicating her song “Declare Independence” to the Tibetan freedom movement .  (Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Actor Alec Baldwin was banned from the Philippines after making a joke about ordering a Filipina mail-order bride on “Late Night With David Letterman” in 2009.  (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Akon was banned from Sri Lanka because the rapper angered people in the predominantly Buddhist country with his “Sexy Chick” video, which featured scantily clad women dancing near a statue of Buddha.  (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)