PLEASE WEAR A FACEMASK!
Authorities in Bali have reportedly seized passports of two social media influencers who posted a prank online as one of them painted a facemask on her face instead of actually wearing one at a supermarket in Bali.?
The two influencers claimed to have done this in order to create content and entertain their followers. Now, they are facing deportation.?
A video of the incident had gone viral on social media and received a lot of criticism from locals. Josh Paler Lin and Leia Se can be seen entering a supermarket in Bali where the latter is not wearing a mask. They are stopped by the guard and Lin uses blue paint to draw a facemask on Se's face with white straps.?
They return to the supermarket where they manage to fool the guard and enter the store.?
Lin tells Se, ¡°You can¡¯t talk."
Se whispers in the video about how she can¡¯t believe that ¡®this works!¡¯.
The video has enraged people on social media and many have criticised the duo for their misguided behaviour. Lin and Se, who belong to Taiwan and Russia respectively, are now facing deportation due to their blatant disregard for COVID-19 rules. According to reports, their passports have been seized by authorities.?
The duo took to Instagram to apologise for breaking the rules. They had an attorney present while they offered a formal apology.
¡°We want to apologize for the video that we made," they say. Lin adds that they never intended to ¡°disrespect" or ¡°invite" people to disregard mask wearing rules.?
¡°I made this video to entertain people because I¡¯m a content creator, and it is my job to entertain people. However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments and raise concerns," she says.?
Follow the rules. Be safe. Keep others safe.
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