Brad Pitt tweets to Chinese that he's coming

BEIJING, Jan 7: Brad Pitt is now on China´s version of Twitter, and his mysterious first tweet has drawn thousands of comments.



The actor´s verified Sina Weibo account sent the message Monday: "It is the truth. Yup, I´m coming." That was forwarded more than 31,000 times and netted over 14,000 comments, many expressing surprise. He gathered more than 100,000 followers.[break]



The IMDb.com movie website says Pitt was banned from ever entering China because of his role in the 1997 "Seven Years in Tibet." The government was upset about the film´s portrayal of harsh Chinese rule in Tibet. His later film "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" with Angelina Jolie was popular in China.



Former NBA star Stephon Marbury who now plays for China´s professional basketball league is prolific on Weibo and has over 779,000 followers.

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