Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar – Officials in Myanmar say the military-backed government has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie.
Actress Michelle Yeoh plays Aung San Suu Kyi in the upcoming film, "The Lady."
A government official said Tuesday that the Malaysian actress arrived in the capital Yangon on June 22 and was deported the same day because she was on a government blacklist.
The official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the press, did not say why Ms. Yeoh was on the list.
Ms. Suu Kyi spokesman Nyan Win confirmed Ms. Yeoh was deported but did not know why.
The Luc Besson movie about Ms. Suu Kyi's life, "The Lady," is due out in October. Ms. Suu Kyi spent most of the last two decades detained by the former military junta. She was released last year.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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