Japanese officials delayed Paris Hilton at Narita International Airport while they decide whether she will be admitted to the country after pleading guilty to a drug charge in Las Vegas.
The 29-year-old celebrity was stopped by immigration authorities upon her arrival in Japan on Tuesday, one day after her plea, according to an e-mailed statement by Hilton's representative, Dawn Miller.
Hilton was scheduled to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote her fashion and fragrance lines, but that appearance was cancelled.
Immigration authorities questioned Hilton "for undisclosed reasons", and she was not allowed to enter the country, Hidekazu Akai, an immigration official at Narita, said early on Wednesday.
The officials adjourned questioning and asked Hilton to stay at a hotel in the airport so they could continue immigration procedures on Wednesday, Kyodo News agency reported. The front desk at her hotel said calls to her room could not be connected.
Under Japanese law, immigration authorities are empowered to deny entry to those who have been convicted of drug-related offences.
Officials at the US Embassy in Tokyo declined to comment.
The 29-year-old celebrity was stopped by immigration authorities upon her arrival in Japan on Tuesday, one day after her plea, according to an e-mailed statement by Hilton's representative, Dawn Miller.Hilton was scheduled to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote her fashion and fragrance lines, but that appearance was cancelled.
Immigration authorities questioned Hilton "for undisclosed reasons", and she was not allowed to enter the country, Hidekazu Akai, an immigration official at Narita, said early on Wednesday.
The officials adjourned questioning and asked Hilton to stay at a hotel in the airport so they could continue immigration procedures on Wednesday, Kyodo News agency reported. The front desk at her hotel said calls to her room could not be connected.
Under Japanese law, immigration authorities are empowered to deny entry to those who have been convicted of drug-related offences.
Officials at the US Embassy in Tokyo declined to comment.
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