Tony-Nominated Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Arrested in Japan for Alleged Ecstasy Smuggling

Jeremy O. Harris poses for photographers prior to the start of the Bottega Veneta women’s Fall-Winter 2024-25 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. AP Photo/Luca Bruno, FileTOKYO—Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday.Officers at Naha Airport on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged violation of customs law for having 0.78 grams (0.0275 ounces ) of the crystalized drug, also known as MDMA, in a container in a tote bag he was carrying, according to Okinawa Regional Customs spokesperson Tatsunori Fukuda.