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Influencer Ignores Bali’s Mandatory Mask Rule By Painting It On Her Face With Makeup And Gets Deported
One of the most famous destinations in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, with more than 17,000 islands, is the lush island of Bali. If you have had an opportunity to visit it or it’s still on your list, you’re probably aware of its abundant wellness centers, locals and tourists zooming around on motorcycles, vibrant nightlife, and cute cafes with scrumptious meals. Bali being one of the hottest destinations attracts every kind of traveler who should be attentive and understanding about local customs and culture, and during the current pandemic, also the government’s rules and regulations regarding health and safety.
A US-based YouTuber, Josh Paler Lin, and a Russian influencer, Leia Se, got into a complicated situation with the local authorities for not complying with the pandemic rules. They got a blue surgical mask painted on Leia Se’s face and entered a supermarket with it. The footage stirred a lot of controversy and ended with the pranksters facing deportation.
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Youtuber based in US Josh Paler Lin and Russian influencer Leia Se were denied entry to a supermarket in Bali, Indonesia, for Leia not wearing a mask, so they decided to paint one
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The population of influencers in Bali is about to lose two of its pranksters. US-based Taiwanese YouTuber Josh Paler Lin and Russian influencer Leia Se were ordered by the authorities of Bali island to leave. The YouTuber specializes in prank videos and has over 3.4M subscribers, and this time, he filmed a video of painting a blue surgical mask on Leia, then entering a local supermarket, chuckling over the fact that no one noticed that the mask was painted on.
Josh, who’s Youtube channel has over 3.4M subscribers is famous for pranks and saw a window of opportunity in this situation of having to wear a mask and not having one
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Although the initial video clips created by Josh were taken down, a few videos reappeared on YouTube and Twitter. They contain Josh exclaiming “Did you notice, like no one’s actually looking at you?” and “I can’t believe it worked!”, and Leia walking around the supermarket casually getting groceries and occasionally giggling about getting away with it. As it seems from the video, the couple received a few confused looks from the other shoppers and attracted attention from the cashier.
Failing to comply with the COVID-19 health and safety rules for first-time violators means paying a fine of 1 million rupiah (approx 70 USD)
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The pranksters managed to sneak through the security checking customers entering the supermarket temperature
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According to the mask-wearing rules in Bali, first-time violators need to pay a fine of 1 million rupiah (approx 70 USD) and then face deportation if they continue to disobey, but the local police ordered the immediate removal of the two tourists. The head of civil service police unit of the island commented that “It’s only proper to sanction them more severely, not just with a fine but also deportation. They are not only violating, but deliberately provoking in public to defy health guidelines.”
The videos showing the couple shopping in the supermarket violating the mask wearing regualtion online were removed, but shortly resurfaced in different channels
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Some locals and tourists noticed that something with Leia’s blue surgical mask wasn’t right
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In the apology video Josh has submitted, he says “I made this video to entertain people because I’m a content creator and it’s my job to entertain people. However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments,” and advised people to always wear masks and invite everyone to help Bali regain its tourism. Jamaruli Manihuruk from the local office of Justice and Human Rights Ministry promised that the influencers will be deported as soon as they are tested for COVID-19. He also said that “Foreigners who don’t respect the laws and regulations in Indonesia are facing deportation sanctions,” and that the couple will be held in a detention cell at the immigration office as they wait for their flight.”
The influencers were walking around the shop marvelling at how they can get away without being caught
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The cashier questioned prankster’s ‘fake mask’ as she tried not to move her lips and pretend that everything’s normal
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Bali’s police authorities caught the influencers and ordered them to leave the island as release a video explaining themselves and asking people to act responisbly
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As welcoming as Bali and Indonesians are, the local authorities struggle with tourists and influencers’ lack of consideration for the local culture and lifestyle. Back in January, another influencer from Russia, Sergei Kosenko, was deported after driving a motorcycle with a female passenger off a pier into the sea. The locals were angered by such a risky and environment-polluting stunt. The comments from the local residents and general public weren’t the most cheerful about Josh and Leia’s prank.
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Online communities were questioning the influencer’s behaviour and locals were expressing their discontect about inconsideration of Josh and Leia
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Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
How much longer until this era of "influencers" is over? Can we fast-forward?
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
I hope they find it just as funny whenever they're filling out visa applications or landing cards for other countries and have to list the reason for deportation.
TrashPandaSociety 4 years ago
Spoiled entitled little bitches with cameras.
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Stille20 4 years ago
The one commenter who is like "MASKS DON'T WORK" so this is fine. That's not event the issue here. They broke the law for fun and were disrespectful to those around them.
Emperor Kitten 4 years ago
Also, they do work. The "proof" they don't is pretty weak, while flu/cold rates are at an all time low (other than covid, that is).
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Sloopi 4 years ago
Stupid girl thinks "it’s my job to entertain people". Nope. Being disrespectful towards local customs, laws or people is not entertainment. Neither is possibly spreading a deadly virus. By the same logic I could push her in front of a bus because "entertainment".
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
Dude you're not wearing a mask to protect yourself (well, i mean partly but) you're doing it to protect other people. People like me who are at high risk with lung problems and stuff do NOT appreciate that at all, I don't plan on dying during this pandemic thank you very much.
Troux 4 years ago (edited)
There were a couple comments praising how the "mask" looks real, and how masks are proven not to work. Those are the sorts of people dumb enough to follow this person. Never underestimate human stupidity.
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Sista of the moon 4 years ago
wear a fckn mask it’s not hard. Or even just wear a gaitor or bandanna if you refuse to. Wear something. It’s literally like 30 minutes. Or just order from Amazon ffs.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago (edited)
I agree with just wear a mask. But, follow CDC and medical doctor guidelines. You need at least 2 layers of cloth. Scientific studies have shown that gaitors and bandanas actually spread the virus more.
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Uber Mensch 4 years ago
HINT: It's *their country* - THEY set the rules for you, the _visitor_. Don't like it? Stay home. These two dipshits got off easier than they should have.
Condylura cristata 4 years ago
It would be easier to just put on a mask instead of painting half your face. . . (also probably a mask would be more comfortable)
Wysteria_Rose 4 years ago
I guarantee every worker and person who saw her stupid painted face could tell what it was. They just are all at that point where they think, "I'm over all of this. I don't get paid enough to deal with this BS." You can see it in everyone's eyes that she was obviously not wearing a real mask. Who actually watches these people enough to give them a platform???
Commander Rex 4 years ago
Hey, you spelled “earth” as “US”, just wanna let u know
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Logic and Reason 4 years ago
“However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments”. This isn’t about the comments my guy, this is about breaking rules set in place to attempt to contain a global pandemic.
Jill Bussey 4 years ago
Idiots. Numskulls. Pathetic. There is a reason for the mask rules and that is to reduce the chance of spreading this terrible plague. And as for the dipstick that offered them kudos, the first three words of this post also apply to you.
Paul Mitchell 4 years ago
It seems that some westerners who go to Bali think that they are above the Balinese, in the western tradition of white supremacy. It's good that Bali kicks people out when they have such an attitude.
VulcansAreSexy 4 years ago
The makeup mask doesn't even look good. They're so smug like they've pulled one over on everybody and meanwhile everyone is looking at them like they can't fathom this level of stupidity
Will Cable 4 years ago
Influencers...more like social leeches, so many out to see what they can get from people with a dire need to be liked and adored, sucking the life from society
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
If this had happened in nearby Singapore, they would have been fined and jailed. Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as punishments for serious offences. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory. Wonder how funny that would have been for these two? Respect the law or take the consequences.
Laura Dawson 4 years ago
Can’t we just ban these people from social media altogether? No platform, no audience, no following & this idiotic behaviour will stop. They’re only doing it as they think they are “famous” & have to make “content” for their “fans” as it makes them feel important & that they matter.
grey galah 4 years ago
influences are really grifters; and "there's a sucker born every minute."
Toko Danganronpa 4 years ago
My favourite quote is "stupid is as stupid does" and I think it applies perfectly here.
Kyla Bushland 4 years ago
So. These people are being dumb and stupid 🙄. I could tell it was fake. And I am a child!
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
What an ignorant f*****g bitch. If the rule is you have to wear a mask, then just wear the damn mask and shut up. On a recent 45 MINUTE flight a guy kept pulling his mask down. The attendant spoke to him several times and the pilot finally got on the overhead and basically told all the passengers that hey - the flight crew have been wearing masks for the past 10 hours and we could suck it up for 45 minutes. As we were getting off we saw that security had the guy in custody. The pilot had warned us that would happen if we didn't comply and that we would also be placed on that airlines "no fly" list. For 45 freaking minutes. I'll bet he was a Trump supporter.
Joshua Uriarte 4 years ago
Once you get deported from a country your f****d. Never disrespect a countries laws. She should be glad Bali isnt like some other country that sentences you to years in prison for something like this. Passport revoked for 10 years over something stupid.
Ernst Dorrestijn 4 years ago
Ask my students (age 6 to 12) what they want to be when they grow up and a lot of them will say they want to become a famous youtuber. Seems kinda worrysome to me. But then again, I wanted to become a jet fighter pilot and yet here I am spending my time on Bored Panda.
Elizabeth 4 years ago
Ok...and she couldn’t have just put on a mask? Regardless if you agree with the rules, and wearing a mask was the rule in that case, why bother to go that extra mile of literally painting your face, than taking the 2 seconds it takes to comply with the law? What was even the point of that? All it did was get her deported and make her look like a disrespectful idiot on the internet.
deanna woods 4 years ago
This refusing to wear a mask makes me so mad. We are still in a pandemic because a few idiotic people refuse to do what is right and just put a mask on their face. Doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel wear mask for eight hours a day, but some people refuse to wear one for a ten minute trip in a grocery store.
Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
"However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments,” Yeah dude dummy, that's what's really important to you, Entitled Man strikes again.
marianne eliza 4 years ago
Certain types of people spend an unconscionable amount of their brain power figuring out ways to get around rules and laws. Why not use that creativeness to do something positive and perhaps lucrative?
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
Maybe one day... just eventually... nature will find a virus that just goes for "influencers". Who I have honestly never been influenced by and have only ever privately ridiculed along with everyone else. Because they are vain, talentless, narcissistic pricks.
RedOphelia 13 4 years ago
The only thing they influence is the spread of idiocy. I hope that got demonetized for their flagrant disregard for a other country's laws. You are a guest in another country that doesn't have to tolerate your stupidity and will send your butthurt self packing if it sees fit.
somnomania 4 years ago
f*ck them and f*ck influencers, they're so destructive to every single thing they touch
Lillukka79 4 years ago
Could we stop calling them influencers and start calling them twats, cos that's what they all are.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
No mercy for crazy influenza's. Let's see them pulling this "prank" in Russia.
JayWantsACat 4 years ago
Just give them a small amount of jail time in that country. Im sure they won't think it's funny then considering many of the jails' conditions.
Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
Can we stop giving these 'influencers' time, spade and money please? They're just an embarrassment to the human race. Ignore and do t watch their videos and they don't have any money, simple
Piet Zwanenburg 4 years ago
Influencers are mostly human trash, wierd enough there is a market for some of them.
Bella, Your Kitty-Loving Queen 4 years ago
Wow... yeah y’all are great influencers. Cause yeah it’s a great idea I to influence breaking the law and risking your’s and other’s health.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
Calm down Jan. Just say you’re an anti-masker and go.
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Half-Jewish-Doggo 4 years ago
no, none of this is funny. if she had covid, she could have gotten someone sick.
Load More Replies... Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
How much longer until this era of "influencers" is over? Can we fast-forward?
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
I hope they find it just as funny whenever they're filling out visa applications or landing cards for other countries and have to list the reason for deportation.
TrashPandaSociety 4 years ago
Spoiled entitled little bitches with cameras.
Load More Replies... Stille20 4 years ago
The one commenter who is like "MASKS DON'T WORK" so this is fine. That's not event the issue here. They broke the law for fun and were disrespectful to those around them.
Emperor Kitten 4 years ago
Also, they do work. The "proof" they don't is pretty weak, while flu/cold rates are at an all time low (other than covid, that is).
Load More Replies... Sloopi 4 years ago
Stupid girl thinks "it’s my job to entertain people". Nope. Being disrespectful towards local customs, laws or people is not entertainment. Neither is possibly spreading a deadly virus. By the same logic I could push her in front of a bus because "entertainment".
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
Dude you're not wearing a mask to protect yourself (well, i mean partly but) you're doing it to protect other people. People like me who are at high risk with lung problems and stuff do NOT appreciate that at all, I don't plan on dying during this pandemic thank you very much.
Troux 4 years ago (edited)
There were a couple comments praising how the "mask" looks real, and how masks are proven not to work. Those are the sorts of people dumb enough to follow this person. Never underestimate human stupidity.
Load More Replies... Sista of the moon 4 years ago
wear a fckn mask it’s not hard. Or even just wear a gaitor or bandanna if you refuse to. Wear something. It’s literally like 30 minutes. Or just order from Amazon ffs.
Terd Fergison 4 years ago (edited)
I agree with just wear a mask. But, follow CDC and medical doctor guidelines. You need at least 2 layers of cloth. Scientific studies have shown that gaitors and bandanas actually spread the virus more.
Load More Replies... Uber Mensch 4 years ago
HINT: It's *their country* - THEY set the rules for you, the _visitor_. Don't like it? Stay home. These two dipshits got off easier than they should have.
Condylura cristata 4 years ago
It would be easier to just put on a mask instead of painting half your face. . . (also probably a mask would be more comfortable)
Wysteria_Rose 4 years ago
I guarantee every worker and person who saw her stupid painted face could tell what it was. They just are all at that point where they think, "I'm over all of this. I don't get paid enough to deal with this BS." You can see it in everyone's eyes that she was obviously not wearing a real mask. Who actually watches these people enough to give them a platform???
Commander Rex 4 years ago
Hey, you spelled “earth” as “US”, just wanna let u know
Load More Replies... Logic and Reason 4 years ago
“However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments”. This isn’t about the comments my guy, this is about breaking rules set in place to attempt to contain a global pandemic.
Jill Bussey 4 years ago
Idiots. Numskulls. Pathetic. There is a reason for the mask rules and that is to reduce the chance of spreading this terrible plague. And as for the dipstick that offered them kudos, the first three words of this post also apply to you.
Paul Mitchell 4 years ago
It seems that some westerners who go to Bali think that they are above the Balinese, in the western tradition of white supremacy. It's good that Bali kicks people out when they have such an attitude.
VulcansAreSexy 4 years ago
The makeup mask doesn't even look good. They're so smug like they've pulled one over on everybody and meanwhile everyone is looking at them like they can't fathom this level of stupidity
Will Cable 4 years ago
Influencers...more like social leeches, so many out to see what they can get from people with a dire need to be liked and adored, sucking the life from society
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
If this had happened in nearby Singapore, they would have been fined and jailed. Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as punishments for serious offences. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory. Wonder how funny that would have been for these two? Respect the law or take the consequences.
Laura Dawson 4 years ago
Can’t we just ban these people from social media altogether? No platform, no audience, no following & this idiotic behaviour will stop. They’re only doing it as they think they are “famous” & have to make “content” for their “fans” as it makes them feel important & that they matter.
grey galah 4 years ago
influences are really grifters; and "there's a sucker born every minute."
Toko Danganronpa 4 years ago
My favourite quote is "stupid is as stupid does" and I think it applies perfectly here.
Kyla Bushland 4 years ago
So. These people are being dumb and stupid 🙄. I could tell it was fake. And I am a child!
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
What an ignorant f*****g bitch. If the rule is you have to wear a mask, then just wear the damn mask and shut up. On a recent 45 MINUTE flight a guy kept pulling his mask down. The attendant spoke to him several times and the pilot finally got on the overhead and basically told all the passengers that hey - the flight crew have been wearing masks for the past 10 hours and we could suck it up for 45 minutes. As we were getting off we saw that security had the guy in custody. The pilot had warned us that would happen if we didn't comply and that we would also be placed on that airlines "no fly" list. For 45 freaking minutes. I'll bet he was a Trump supporter.
Joshua Uriarte 4 years ago
Once you get deported from a country your f****d. Never disrespect a countries laws. She should be glad Bali isnt like some other country that sentences you to years in prison for something like this. Passport revoked for 10 years over something stupid.
Ernst Dorrestijn 4 years ago
Ask my students (age 6 to 12) what they want to be when they grow up and a lot of them will say they want to become a famous youtuber. Seems kinda worrysome to me. But then again, I wanted to become a jet fighter pilot and yet here I am spending my time on Bored Panda.
Elizabeth 4 years ago
Ok...and she couldn’t have just put on a mask? Regardless if you agree with the rules, and wearing a mask was the rule in that case, why bother to go that extra mile of literally painting your face, than taking the 2 seconds it takes to comply with the law? What was even the point of that? All it did was get her deported and make her look like a disrespectful idiot on the internet.
deanna woods 4 years ago
This refusing to wear a mask makes me so mad. We are still in a pandemic because a few idiotic people refuse to do what is right and just put a mask on their face. Doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel wear mask for eight hours a day, but some people refuse to wear one for a ten minute trip in a grocery store.
Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
"However, I did not realize that what I did could actually bring a lot of negative comments,” Yeah dude dummy, that's what's really important to you, Entitled Man strikes again.
marianne eliza 4 years ago
Certain types of people spend an unconscionable amount of their brain power figuring out ways to get around rules and laws. Why not use that creativeness to do something positive and perhaps lucrative?
Mark Fuller 4 years ago
Maybe one day... just eventually... nature will find a virus that just goes for "influencers". Who I have honestly never been influenced by and have only ever privately ridiculed along with everyone else. Because they are vain, talentless, narcissistic pricks.
RedOphelia 13 4 years ago
The only thing they influence is the spread of idiocy. I hope that got demonetized for their flagrant disregard for a other country's laws. You are a guest in another country that doesn't have to tolerate your stupidity and will send your butthurt self packing if it sees fit.
somnomania 4 years ago
f*ck them and f*ck influencers, they're so destructive to every single thing they touch
Lillukka79 4 years ago
Could we stop calling them influencers and start calling them twats, cos that's what they all are.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
No mercy for crazy influenza's. Let's see them pulling this "prank" in Russia.
JayWantsACat 4 years ago
Just give them a small amount of jail time in that country. Im sure they won't think it's funny then considering many of the jails' conditions.
Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
Can we stop giving these 'influencers' time, spade and money please? They're just an embarrassment to the human race. Ignore and do t watch their videos and they don't have any money, simple
Piet Zwanenburg 4 years ago
Influencers are mostly human trash, wierd enough there is a market for some of them.
Bella, Your Kitty-Loving Queen 4 years ago
Wow... yeah y’all are great influencers. Cause yeah it’s a great idea I to influence breaking the law and risking your’s and other’s health.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
Calm down Jan. Just say you’re an anti-masker and go.
Load More Replies... Half-Jewish-Doggo 4 years ago
no, none of this is funny. if she had covid, she could have gotten someone sick.
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