14. Mos Def
Whether you know him as Mos Def or his more recent stage name Yasiin Bey, it is clear that he got himself in a bit of hot water in 2016. Def was arrested in January and ordered to leave South Africa after it became clear that he had lived illegally in the country since 2014.
Originally he was only given a tourist visa in May 2013. Part of the punishment also came from the fact that Def produced a “World Passport” when he tried to leave the country. Ironically, as punishment for this, he was ordered to leave the country and banned from South Africa for the next 5 years.
When looking for people to help defend him, Def reached out to Kanye West of all people. Mos Def also used this experience as a platform to announce his retirement from show business.
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