NYT: Jeremy O. Harris Is Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Smuggling Drugs — Page 2

quizking101 said: "Basically - he’s cooked personally and career-wise; that’s a given."

Despite the personal humiliation and loss of liberty, this could actually solidify his "legend" and help his career in the long run. Either this is the rock bottom that sets up his redemption arc or it positions him as theatre's "bad boy." Assuming he serves time, anything he writes while imprisoned will be a hot property. Maybe a few years of enforced focus and sobriety will be beneficial for his creative output (and outlook).

Updated On: 12/5/25 at 12:09 PM

kdogg36 said: "quizking101 said: "I will never understand why people think it’s okay to bring illicitsubstances across international borders while traveling."

And I will never understand why anyone would think it's okay to throw someone in a cage because they're carrying... well, whatever the **** they want to carry as long as it's not actively hurting you."

This argument could very easily slip into chaos, but think about how someone who is actually a drug smuggler would make this same argument. Even small amounts of certain substances can easily do harm to someone who has never used it and doesn’t understand the repercussions. It’s not like your dealer is turning around and saying “take a maximum of one every 12 hours for optimal vibes”

One or two tabs is one things, but he brought enough with him that could easily be at least 10 doses, and though I don’t think he would be selling them, it’s also relatively hard to look at the amount and make an effective counter argument that he intended to use it all himself. The argument for “therapeutic value” is also specious at best since any findings of that nature are still being sussed out in clinical trials in the United States and there is no recommended dosing for therapeutic use. So, any “therapeutic value” is basically self-medicating under the umbrella of a substance use disorder.

Also, even if he has influential friends, is that really going to ultimately matter here? If he goes to jail for 7 years, that would be long enough to forget anyone and their place in your life.

Updated On: 12/5/25 at 12:09 PM

Agreed, but TBF the guy in question would probably be thrilled about all the online snark and bad hot takes. It's kind of his vibe.

It's definitely "sickening," in both senses of the word.

Updated On: 12/5/25 at 12:30 PM

His play about this will begin with him on stage with screenshots of these comments flashing, as guards mercilessly beat him as he screams. It’ll be very cinematic and take place in an underground tunnel in a puddle of water as rain falls down on him as he screams. Lights shift focus to the “real Jeremy” standing on the other side of the stage, watching. He speaks

“Yup, that’s me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.”

Nine hour play cycle begins.

Jordan Catalano said: "His play about this will begin with him onstage with screenshots of these comments flashing, as guards mercilessly beat him as he screams. It’ll be very cinematic and take place in an underground tunnel in a puddle of water as rain falls down on him as he screams. Lights shift focus to the “realJeremy” standing on the other side of the stage, watching. He speaks

“Yup, that’s me.You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.”

Nine hour play cycle begins."

The real life version of "8 Gay Men With AIDS: A Poem in Many Hours" from The Other Two

Jordan Catalano said: "His play about this will begin with him onstage with screenshots of these comments flashing, as guards mercilessly beat him as he screams. It’ll be very cinematic and take place in an underground tunnel in a puddle of water as rain falls down on him as he screams. Lights shift focus to the “realJeremy” standing on the other side of the stage, watching. He speaks

“Yup, that’s me.You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.”

Nine hour play cycle begins."

**blocked and reported as a threat** 😆 😆

I confess I have no sympathy for him and hope he serves a good deal of time if guilty. His ego landed him here. Maybe he'll learn something and grow up.

ColorTheHours048 said: "Two things can be true here: 1) many drug laws are not only extremely outdated, but unnecessarily punitive; and 2) this man should absolutely have known better than to travel to Japan carrying that much of an illegal substance."

This.

His career will be fine. He'll come out with plenty of stories to tell. He'll just have to rebuild upon release, and it's unlikely that Trump or a future president would cut a deal with the Japanese government to get him back.

Poor Williamstown must be scrambling!

Some context as someone who has lived in Japan: The government takes a particularly hard line against amphetamines due to cultural/generational trauma associated with them. Japanese soldiers in WWII were fed amphetamines by the Imperial Government, which led to sky-high rates of amphetamine addiction that persisted for decades. Even Adderral is illegal in Japan, and I personally know someone who was detained (but not ultimately charged) for bringing their legally prescribed ADHD medication into the country without making a proper declaration. So it really doesn't matter if Harris only had a small amount of ecstasy on his person; an explicitly illicit amphetamine is about the worst thing you could be caught holding when entering Japan.

Updated On: 12/5/25 at 02:17 PM

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Regardless of how long he might go to jail and how it "cements his status as a bad boy", if I was on the Board at Williamstown I would be thinking if I still want him running the ship"

WTF should absolutely replace him and to not would be an insult to a lot of other artists who deserve the role.

I just really want to believe he started yelling "Starbucks!" when they detained him.