Israel deports US billionaire’s son for breaking virus rules

JERUSALEM  — Israel said Sunday it was deporting the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone for violating the country’s coronavirus quarantine rules while paying a secret visit to his model girlfriend.

FILE- In this March 29, 2017, file photo, Shari Redstone attends the premiere of “Ghost in the Shell” at AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York. Israel says it is deporting the son of American media magnate Shari Redstone for violating the country’s coronavirus quarantine rules while paying a secret visit to his model girlfriend. Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority said Sunday, June 14, 2020 it had granted Brandon Korff an exceptional permit to enter the country last week to visit his brother, who is serving in the Israeli military. It said Korff “violated the isolation orders. It said Korff was ordered to leave the country immediately.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority said it had granted Brandon Korff an exceptional permit to enter the country on Friday to visit his brother, who is serving in the Israeli military.

It said Korff “violated the isolation orders from the moment he entered the country and met his Israeli partner” and “stayed with her in the same apartment.” It said Korff, son of the chairwoman of ViacomCBS, was ordered to leave the country immediately.

The statement did not identify the partner. But Korff, who is in his mid-30s, is dating Israeli model Yael Shelbia. The 18-year-old model, who is doing compulsory military service, has appeared in campaigns for Israeli clothing company Renuar and Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty makeup line.

Israel banned entry to non-citizens or residents in March in an effort to clamp down on the spread of the novel coronavirus. Israel requires all individuals entering the country to remain in quarantine for two weeks following their arrival.

Last week, Israel’s deputy director of the Health Ministry came under fire after an Israeli billionaire businessman was granted an exemption from the isolation orders. Teddy Sagi was then spotted attending a party with Israeli celebrities.

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