Superstar German DJ 'permanently banned' from China for liking a 'South Park' tweet

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Superstar German DJ 'permanently banned' from China for liking a 'South Park' tweet
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On Friday, Zedd tweeted about the ban, and CNBC verified the claim with his publicist on Saturday.

"South Park" stirred up controversy in the world's second-largest economy with an episode called "Band in China" which pokes fun at the country's strict censorship regime and ridicules American firms doing business there.

Zedd performs onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Wango Tango at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 01, 2019 in Carson, California.Zedd, a high-profile DJ and music producer, has been permanently banned from"This is true, yes, but we don't have anymore info to give you at this time," Adam Guest, senior entertainment publicist at U.K.-based SATELLITE414 agency, told CNBC. It's unclear at the moment whether this means that Zedd has a travel ban to China.

"South Park" stirred up controversy in the world's second-largest economy with an episode called "Band in China" which pokes fun at the country's strict censorship regime and ridicules American firms doing business there.

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