Jeremy O. Harris, from the Netflix series Emily in Paris, was arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug smuggling.
There is a new legal dispute involving Jeremy O. Harris. The actor who plays Grégory Elliot Duprée in the Netflix series Emily in Paris was detained at a Japanese airport last month on suspicion of trying to smuggle illicit substances into the nation, local authorities reported to Reuters on December 4.
Tomigusuku police, who are in charge of the airport, told The New York Times that Harris had been detained since November 16, when he traveled into the Japanese island of Okinawa and customs authorities discovered ecstasy in his backpack.
According to the site, authorities discovered 780 milligrams of Ecstasy, a hallucinogenic substance also known as MDMA, in his carry-on luggage.
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The New York Times reports that although Harris was detained at the time for allegedly breaking the Customs Act, which forbids visitors from bringing drugs into the nation, it is unclear if formal charges have been brought against him or if the writer acknowledged any of the accusations.
A representative for Harris and the Tomigusuku police was contacted by news organizations, but they have not received a response.
When Harris developed and produced the off-Broadway production Slave Play in 2018, he shot to fame. He received 12 Tony Award nominations the following year after the three-act play became such a success that it debuted on Broadway in 2019.
In addition to his recurrent role on Emily in Paris, Harris has co-written movies like 2020's Zola and 2025's Erupcja starring Charli XCX. He has also acted in movies like The Sweet East and on television shows like the revived Gossip Girl.
However, Harris recently said that he's still getting used to Hollywood despite all of his recent success.
"I am someone who, in this moment of figuring out how to navigate this world, all I have going for me is that everyone recognizes that I have good taste, right?" in June, he spoke to Vanity Fair. "It's all like this weird club and once you're in, you're in."
