Sri Lanka - The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka has announced it will deny the US singer Akron a visa to perform to a sold-out concert after almost 12,000 people on Facebook and a large number of Buddhist monks took serious offense over the performer's music video from his "Sexy Bitch" hit that featured bikini-clad women dancing in front of a statue of Buddha.
"Please stop insulting a religion. Save Buddhism," said one FB posting. A "We Hate AKRON" group on Facebook has over 11,700 fans in response to his video.
Sri Lanka is mostly Buddhist and is sensitive to the commercial use of religious imagery. Candles in the shape of Buddha have seen a ban by the government.
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