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\t\t<\/p>\n Jeremy O. Harris<\/strong><\/a> is currently in custody in Japan after being arrested last month.<\/p>\n Reuters<\/a> reports that the Tony-nominated playwright and Emily in Paris<\/em> actor was arrested on November 16 on \u201csuspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jeremy<\/strong>, 36, was reportedly stopped at Naha Airport on Okinawa island. A customs officer allegedly found \u201c0.78 grams of crystal containing the synthetic narcotic MDMA in his tote bag.\u201d<\/p>\n Japan has very strict drug laws and customs officials filed a criminal accusation on Thursday (December 4). Formal charging proceedings are set to begin and it\u2019s unclear if Jeremy<\/strong> has retained legal representation in Japan. <\/p>\n Jeremy<\/strong> is being held in Tomigusuku city in southern Okinawa. <\/p>\n As a playwright, Jeremy <\/strong>wrote his acclaimed play Slave Play<\/em> while studying at Yale University and it went to Broadway in 2019. The show broke a record with 12 nominations at the Tony Awards, the most-ever at the time for a non-musical play. <\/p>\n As an actor, Jeremy <\/strong>is best known for playing Gr\u00e9gory Elliot Dupr\u00e9e in four episodes of the Netflix series Emily in Paris<\/em>. He has also appeared in the Gossip Girl<\/em> reboot and an episode of What We Do in the Shadows<\/em>. <\/p>\n Several years ago, Jeremy <\/strong>went viral for a story <\/a>he told about Adele<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n