Jeremy O. Harris walked free Monday after spending three weeks in Japanese custody following his arrest at Okinawa’s Naha Airport for allegedly making an attempt to deliver MDMA into the nation.

The Tony-nominated playwright and actor was detained on November 16 when customs brokers reportedly found 780 milligrams of MDMA in his tote bag, according to a spokesperson for Okinawa Regional Customs.

Harris, 36, was not formally charged and has since been launched, his consultant mentioned. The author of “Slave Play” plans to stay in Japan to proceed analysis for a future undertaking.

Before his arrest, Harris had been making ready to attend the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia to advertise his indie highway film “Erupcja,” which options Charli XCX. His scheduled look was canceled after his detainment.

Japan is thought for its inflexible drug legal guidelines, with even minor drug offenses usually resulting in extended detention and authorized penalties.

In a high-profile instance, Paul McCartney was arrested in 1980 for marijuana possession and subsequently banned from the nation for years.

Harris rose to prominence with the provocative Broadway hit “Slave Play” and has since expanded his attain into tv, portraying dressmaker Grégory Elliot Duprée on Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.”

He’s additionally appeared in HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”

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