Indonesia jails rocker Nazril Ariel for sex videos
An Indonesian court on Monday jailed one of Southeast Asia’s biggest rock stars for more than three years after sex tapes of him with two television celebrities appeared online.
The sentence drew howls of outrage from singer Nazril Ariel’s fans in the court and across the Malay-speaking world, while the “freeariel” hashtag shot to the top list of trending topics on microblogging site Twitter.
The 29-year-old frontman of rock band Peterpan was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for “giving an opportunity for others to spread, produce and prepare a pornographic video”, the judges said in their verdict.
In this country, sex tapes are the entrance way to becoming a major star. Case in point: Paris Hilton. Oops, I didn’t realize they leaked out. Overnight sensation. Melissa Lee did a very interesting investigative report on the Business of Pornography.
Who knows? The way things are going in this country you may have to mail in your sex tape before landing an actual audition going forward. We live in a Country where “Jersey Shore” and “The Situation” is a major hit. I am proud to admit that I never saw an episode but I know about it through osmosis.
Personally, I think that it is hardly an honorable thing to do but a jail sentence seems quite harsh. Nudity and Sex are the basic facts of life. It is like a diet. If you forbid certain foods, you crave them. Get it?