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Celebrities and the Countries From Which They’ve Been Banned

By Jennifer Lewis on

Once upon a time, two of your doting Flavorpill staffers were banned from a “ruin pub” in Hungary. The whole debacle was a bit of a silly misunderstanding, but hey — at least we weren’t banned from the entire country, eh? The same can’t be said for the following celebrities, who have somehow landed themselves on a handful of nations’ naughty lists. We’ve got everyone from drug addicts to human rights activists to drug rights activists. Check ‘em out after the jump, and hit the comments to tell us your thoughts and dreams. … Read More

Film

Three Films You’ll Be Surprised Are Censored and Three You Probably Won’t Be

By Lauren Hubbard on

After almost 100 years in existence, Sweden has decided to close it’s board of film censors, Statens Biografbyra. Wow, way to be ahead of the times, Sweden! Well, actually, it turns out that they haven’t really censored anything in a major film since Casinoin 1995. Regardless, the board will continue to operate until 2011, when it will be disbanded and a new organization will take over the country’s age-based rating system. But all of this talk about censored films got us thinking, so we put together a list of some films that have been banned in various countries and some of them really surprised us! Check it out after the… Read More