Brad Pitt hints he might be headed to China

BEIJING Brad Pitt is now on Chinas version of Twitter, and his mysterious first tweet has drawn thousands of comments.

The actors verified Sina Weibo account sent the message Monday: It is the truth. Yup, Im coming.

That was forwarded more than 31,000 times and netted over 14,000 comments, many expressing surprise at the news.

He gathered more than 100,000 followers.

The IMDb.com movie website says Pitt was banned from ever entering China because of his role in the 1997 Seven Years in Tibet. The government was upset about the films portrayal of harsh Chinese rule in Tibet. His later film Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie was popular in China.

Former NBA star Stephon Marbury who now plays for Chinas professional basketball league is prolific on Weibo and has over 779,000 followers.