Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is not happy after he was detained – yet again – at a U.S. airport Friday, this time at LAX.
“I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is,” Khan tweeted, “but to be detained at U.S. immigration every damn time really really sucks.”
Following a series of tweets from the 50-year-old actor, U.S. Ambassador to New Delhi Richard R. Verma responded to Khan by issuing an apology and said that the U.S. government was working “to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
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This was the third time Khan has been detained at a U.S. airport. In 2009, the My Name Is Khan star was first held back for two hours at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and three years later in White Plains, New York.
Celebrities and top officials in India are routinely given special treatment and often either avoid security checks or go through an extremely cursory check.
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It’s not clear why Khan, who is Muslim, was detained or for how long.
Khan also joked about his experience.
“The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons,” he tweeted.
The Indian film actor, who is from New Delhi, India, is one of the most popular faces in Bollywood cinema. He started his career in television in the 1980s but achieved major success after his first movie role in the film Deewana in 1992.
With files from the Associated Press
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