Justin Bieber has made a few enemies in his time. From angering Prince fans, to annoying plenty of music fans with his range of merch, but it seems like his latest enemy is the Chinese government, who have banned the singer from their shores.
As The Guardian reports, the Canadian singer has been banned from playing in the country due to his on and offstage antics.
Upon being asked by a fan about why Justin Bieber hasn’t been allowed to perform in the country, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture posted a statement to their website in which they outlined the reasons. “Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer,” the statement says. “In order to maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment, it is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers.”
“We hope that as Justin Bieber matures, he can continue to improve his own words and actions, and truly become a singer beloved by the public.”
While they don’t specific what it is that has earned a Bieber a barring from the country, there’s a good chance it might have something to do with that time back in 2013 when he skateboarded around Beijing and had his bodyguard carry him up The Great Wall of China.
This isn’t the first time that China has banned performers though. As The Guardian note, Maroon 5 were barred from the country after their keyboard player sent birthday wishes to Tibetan spiritual, leader the Dalai Lama, and Oasis were also banned in 2009 after Noel Gallagher played a free Tibet concert.
Regardless of what happens in the future though, hopefully China will give Bieber’s track ‘Sorry’ a spin and realise just how remorseful he is.
