Adult content creator Bonnie Blue has been barred from travelling to Indonesia for the next 10 years after she was detained on suspicion of violating the country’s strict pornography laws and then deported.
The controversial porn actor, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was arrested in Bali earlier this month along with at least 17 male tourists from Australia and the UK, most of whom were released after questioning. She was deported from the Southeast Asian nation last week.
The Indonesian authorities said they did not press charges for production of pornographic content after police checked her phone and found “private video” footage.
The material was for “private documentation and not for public distribution”, director general of immigration Yuldi Yusman said in a statement.
Ms Billinger, though, was found to have violated visa rules as she had “entered Indonesia using a visa on arrival for commercial content production that could potentially cause public unrest”, Mr Yusman said.
“Therefore, we imposed a 10-year entry ban because these activities aren’t in line with the government’s efforts to maintain Bali’s quality tourism image and respect for local cultural values,” he added.
Ms Billinger was arrested after police raided a rental studio in Bali and seized camera equipment, contraceptives and viagra pills.
Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country with strict morality laws, and the offences she was initially held for could have brought up to 15 years in jail and a fine of £270,000.
In the end, Ms Billinger and an associate named Liam Andrew were fined about £9 for violating traffic laws while driving around in the island in a vehicle they promoted as a so-called “Bang Bus”.
She appeared in the Denpasar District Court on Friday before she was deported. She was seen laughing and interacting with people while sucking on a lollipop as cameras filmed her.
“The defendants have lawfully committed the offence jointly and continuously,” the judge ruled.
Footage of Ms Billinger driving around the Indonesian resort island in her bus was shown in the court.
It was told that she drove her blue truck without valid registration documents before using it to promote her explicit videos.
“While in Bali, Bonnie Blue should have been travelling, but instead she was creating content,” police said.
“They will be blacklisted from entering Indonesia for at least 10 years, which could be extended.”
Ms Billinger reportedly told the court she wasn’t driving the vehicle, but riding as a passenger.
“We will immediately take firm action, deport them and submit them for blacklisting,” Winarko, an immigration chief at Bali airport who did not give his full name, told AFP on Thursday.
In her first comments after the controversy, Ms Billinger said her “Bang Bus” tour was “over”.
Asked if she intended to make more explicit content in Bali, she said: “Subscribe and you’ll find out.”
Ms Billinger is known for her controversial stunts. She was banned from the adult content site OnlyFans earlier this year after making headlines for purportedly having sex with 1,057 men in just 12 hours.
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