A Kim Jong-Un impersonator who had been plying his trade in Vietnam has been forced to leave the country ahead of the real North Korean leader’s visit.
Lookalike Lee Howard Ho Wun had staged a fake summit with a Donald Trump doppelganger last week.
This comes ahead of a real meeting between the two leaders, with Kim on an armoured train moving through China towards Vietnam's capital, and President Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi.
He and the fake US president were both questioned by police, according to reports, and now the Kim impersonator says he has been told he cannot stay in Vietnam.
The mock Kim, who is Australian, wrote on Facebook that around 15 police or immigration officers demanded a mandatory "interview" and threatened him with deportation.
He says officials later told him that his visa was invalid and he had to leave the country.
"I feel a little bit annoyed," said the Hong Kong-based impersonator, who uses the name Howard X.
He added: "But what is to be expected of a one-party state with no sense of humour?"
The Donald Trump impersonator, Russell White, is remaining in Hanoi.
This incident comes as officials in Vietnam finalise their preparations for the meeting of the two figureheads.
Officials in Hanoi said they had about 10 days to prepare for the summit, scheduled for February 27 and 28, much less than the nearly two months they said Singapore was given for the first Trump-Kim meeting last year.
However, they still vowed to provide airtight security for the two leaders.
"Security will be at the maximum level," Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said.
Another official, Nguyen Manh Hung, the leader of the information ministry, said the 3,000 journalists from 40 countries expected in Hanoi could rely on his agency as "you'd count on a family member."
