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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s packing a piece

Thursday 21 October 2004, by Webmaster

Sarah Michelle Gellar certainly likes to get her own way. The former ’Buffy’ star has just finished filming in Japan - and wanted to buy her hubby Freddie Prinze Jr. a real Samurai sword.

The problem is, it’s illegal to export the dangerous weapon - so she pulled a few strings and went to the top:

"I had to bring back a Japanese Samurai sword, which you cannot take out of the country, but I got one."

"I had to appeal to the ministry and explain to the government that this was not going to be used as a weapon. You know it was a complicated process."


2 Forum messages

  • > Sarah Michelle Gellar’s packing a piece

    22 October 2004 09:14, by Anonymous
    damn, that’s unfair. don’t think anybody but a celebrity would have gotten those strings pulled.

  • > Sarah Michelle Gellar’s packing a piece

    23 October 2004 11:31, by Anonymous
    Yeah, I would imagine that trying to circumvent another country’s laws would be difficult. I’m sure there are plenty of collectors who would love to have a genuine Samurai sword and who have no desire to use one as a weapon, but of course they would never be able to get an audience with the right people, let alone get special dispensation from the country’s laws. And of course, how can she be sure that no one else would ever be able to get their hands on that weapon, and use it as such??? Celebrities can’t even seem to keep hold of their videotapes, shoes, jewelry, (chihuahuas) and other personal effects (often through no fault of their own, of course) but Sarah HAD to have this token of affection for her husband, and swears it’s safe. Makes you wonder if celebrities just like to have their own way....