Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman
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Before Dog the Bounty Hunter garnered a large TV audience for aggressively chasing people who skipped out on bail, he served one and a half years of a five-year sentence for first-degree murder. Allegedly, he had nothing to do with the murder, and he was just waiting in a car while his friend killed a drug dealer after the deal went sour. Nevertheless, his 2012 refusal letter from the U.K. Border Agency made things clear when it stated: “Records show that you were convicted of one offence which carried a sentence of five years. According to those records, that conviction is not spent.”
Chris Brown
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Hip hop heavy hitter Chris Brown was banned from entering the U.K. back in 2009 when he applied for a work visa to perform at a Michael Jackson tribute show. His battery of then-girlfriend Rihanna, and the ensuing assault conviction, were the cause. The event’s promoter seemed to have missed the memo, claiming that Brown wasn’t allowed into the country merely because of “unforeseen circumstances.”
Samson Obama, President Obama’s Half-Brother
Samson Abo Obama, circled. Image Source: Wikipedia
Ok, Samson Obama isn’t actually an American citizen (he’s Kenyan). But hey, he is the half-brother of the President of the United States. And in 2008, while in the U.K., Samson Obama attempted to sexually assault a teenage girl. He denied the claim to the authorities and returned to Kenya. When he attempted to make a trip back to Britain the following year, he was denied entry because, according to the U.K. Home Office, allowing him into the country was “not conducive to the public good.”
