UPDATED 12/12 4:00 p.m. ET: Infamous adult content creator Bonnie Blue is reportedly being deported from Bali, Indonesia, after she was cleared of breaking anti-pornography laws as part of her 'Bang Bus' tour.
As reported by the BBC, Blue was arrested alongside 33 others at a production studio that was raided by police. The production of pornographic material is illegal in Bali, and she faced up to 12 years in prison and a $360,000 fine if she was found guilty. She was placed on a flight leaving Bali on Friday (Dec. 12) after she paid a small fine of roughly $12. Immigration officials requested that she be blacklisted from Indonesia, barring her from coming back to the country, but this has not been put into effect as of yet.
Investigators seized materials, including videos recorded at a hotel, but deduced that Blue and the others had not produced "pornography or any unlawful distribution." Witnesses who had been at the studio that was raided said Blue was taking part in an "entertainment-themed reality show."
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Bonnie Blue has reportedly been released from police custody in Bali, but her legal troubles aren’t over quite yet.
According to News.com.au, the controversial OnlyFans creator (born Tia Billinger) was allegedly freed by police but she is due for questioning over the next 48 hours by Indonesian immigration officials following her arrest on Friday (Dec. 5) with a group of male tourists during a raid on a studio in Badung.
Local police detained the group, consisting of 26-year-old Blue and 17 male tourists between the ages of 19 and 40, on suspicion of producing X-rated material in violation of the country's strict morality laws.
Law enforcement also reportedly seized Blue’s “Bang Bus” as part of their investigation, in addition to other items like cameras, condoms, sexual enhancement pills, and USB drives.
Per the outlet, 14 Australian men were released without charge the same day, and Blue said to have been "allowed to leave Saturday morning." Of the group, only Blue and three British men are set to be interviewed by immigration officials.
Ngurah Rai Immigration official Raja Ulul Azmi told local media outlets that authorities were still determining how to proceed with her case, noting that immigration officials and police were working together.
"We're gathering information in coordination with the Badung Police. We're recording and monitoring [her] activities to see if they're in accordance with his residence permit,” Azmi said. “If there are no violations, we'll issue a warning to encourage [her] to be more careful while enjoying [her] vacation in Bali."
According to The New York Times, Indonesia’s Pornography Act, which passed in 2008, outlaws pornographic images. It defines such images as "man-made sexual materials in the form of drawings, sketches, illustrations, photographs, text, voice, sound, moving pictures, animation, cartoons, poetry, conversations and gestures."
Individuals caught "displaying nudity" in public could spend up to 10 years in prison and face fines up to $500,000.
Philo Dellano, a managing partner at the PNB Immigration, a law firm in Jakarta that specializes in helping foreigners deal with Indonesian immigration and legal issues, told News.com.au that, if found guilty, Blue is likely to be deported and banned from entering Indonesia ever again instead of being prosecuted and imprisoned.
Blue gained notoriety after a stunt where she reportedly had sex with more than 1,000 men in 12 hours earlier this year.