Celebrity Feuds
China Fears Harry Connick Jr.

China got their red panties in a knot earlier this month after Bjork made a political outburst about Tibet at a Shanghai concert -- and Harry Connick Jr. had to pay the price!

Connick accidentally submitted an old song list to Chinese authorities -- and was forced to play those songs even though his band did not have the music for them!

According to the AP, the easy listening rocker ended up playing most of the songs by himself on the piano -- and Connick said his fans were surprised at the extra mellow set.

Doesn't China have bigger issues to worry about -- like an upcoming Olympics?



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1. Loved him in "Hope Floats."

Posted at 1:27PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Kelli

2. GO BJORK!!! I'M NOT INTO HER, BUT THAT IS AWESOME!!!

Posted at 1:36PM on Mar 15th 2008 by FREE TIBET

3. CHINA NEEDS TO FINALLY PAY THE PRICE AND FREE THE TIBETAN PEOPLE AND THIER BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY~

Posted at 1:37PM on Mar 15th 2008 by FREE TIBET

4. I don't want to be an only comment so I will post another one.

Posted at 1:47PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Kelli

5. Boycott china!
Commy scum!

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Abe

6. umm....so...what is china afraid of again? since harry connick is a fine jazz pianist and concert virtuoso, playing solo is a GOOD thing. doesn't TMZ have better things to gossip about? i've seen him play solo recitals at universities and he's a fine musician as well as a good singer.

Posted at 7:24PM on Mar 15th 2008 by sIMONsEZ

7. Free Tibet!! Boycott the Summer Olympics!!

Posted at 2:34PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Tim

8. Damn good the Chinese got after his arse there. That punk carries pistols on planes in this Country so glad the Commies know how to put the squeeze to somebody who needs to be watched. His old man was corrupt too, Attorney General of New Orleans, thats like putting the inmates in charge of the prison.

Posted at 2:59PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Not a Fan

9. I love Harry Connick, Jr.; anything he plays or sings would be great by me. Oh, and "Not a Fan" (#9), his father has the best record in history for CLEANING UP New Orleans and the entire area he was responsible for. It's always been a terribly corrupt place. Harry also raised a lot of money for the Hurricane Katrina effort. Good guys, both.

Posted at 3:19PM on Mar 15th 2008 by Jennie

10. Screw China, everyone in it, and especially the government!

Posted at 4:15PM on Mar 15th 2008 by me

11. China is a backward country and the olympics should be boycotted!

Posted at 4:49PM on Mar 15th 2008 by dom fox

12. What do u expect? Chinese EAT DOGS!

Posted at 4:52PM on Mar 15th 2008 by dom fox

13. I've always liked Harry Connick Jr., but he got what he had coming ... playing in a country that won't let their people search for things like "freedom" and "democracy" on the internet.

Posted at 5:55PM on Mar 15th 2008 by FIGHT

14. Easy listening rocker? For real, TMZ?

There's this little genre, it's called "jazz." Good god.

Posted at 10:25PM on Mar 15th 2008 by kerry

15. Love Harry! Extremely talented man. He's a joy to watch on screen and an absolute pleasure to listen to his music. Truly talented and very funny too.

Posted at 12:56AM on Mar 16th 2008 by !

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