Russell Brand took to Twitter to tell fans a show in Canada would have to be postponed after his entry was denied, despite the venue’s insistence that it was an aircraft issue preventing Brand’s arrival.

The actor, using the handle @rustyrockets, wrote a series of messages Saturday afternoon to let his fans know that Casino Rama’s Saturday night show would not go on.

“HELP! I’m gonna be late for Casino Rama show unless someone can force Canadian customs officials to let us land in Orillia!” he tweeted.

At 6 p.m. he tweeted that he would have to cancel his sold-out show.

“I’m sorry. I can’t enter Canada. We must abolish the borders between our nations AND our minds,” he posted.

Casino Rama has since said that Brand experienced plane trouble in California on Saturday and never actually left the state.

So … why lie?

Brand was just deported last May from Japan. A new show date has not yet been announced for Orillia.