Canada ban upsets Russell Brand

Monday 03 October 2011 06:50 EDT

Russell Brand (Getty Images)

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Officials refused to allow Russell Brand into Canada on Saturday for a stand-up show. Brand, barred by Japan in May over his convictions for criminal damage and indecent exposure, complained: "We must abolish the borders between our nations and our minds."

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