As the main "actor" was caught by force by the police, it seems that they are trying to make it clear that the videos were made by them. But then, I personally felt that the statements, the comments and the image the authorities are trying to make are leading ones, and they do not hold the statement "innocent until proven guilty", which Indonesia's law supposedly holds (oh, is it still this?).
This case is at the same stage of popularity as the FIFA World Cup in South Africa right now. Based on one local newspaper's website, the articles about this case are mostly within the "top 5 news of the day" list. I even notice that there are more people reading this than the review of Djarum Indonesian Open Super Series 2010. How sad. When your athletes, that have presented medals in Olympic Games, won BWF Super Series, and fought for the three most prestigious cups in Badminton: Thomas, Uber and Sudirman Cup, are bringing the proud of the nation at this event, you are more keen to see how those people fighting for popularity and accusating each other (OK, this rant holds for World Cup as well, since the Indonesian soccer is definitely not as good as our badminton). I believe that the police still have other things to do (corruption, that national disaster that has lasted for years, etc), but lately I do not hear they are taking care about those, only that scandal, scandal and scandal.
And lately I read the news in one of the leading news websites about two certain people commenting on this. One of them is trying to put them at stake, and the other was in the same scandal (but different "partner") as this. One of them accused all the parties, saying that they were to be banned for making such videos (which, until this time, have yet been proven that they are made by "them"). Not only once, but in multiple times. I think he had forgotten the case years ago, when he had an affair (minus the video) until his "partner" bore a child.
The other one accused the main actress as being not smart. Weeeell, she also did an affair, though, and she is not smart, either. Sitting and "chill"-ing together with the Parliament members do not always make you "smart" to be a leader
Then they are talking now like they are living a sinless and smart life. Like they never see their past.
IMO, if their motivation is really popularity, I'm not sure if the "actors and actresses" popularity will decrease because of this case, since they had considerably significant achievements. It may be talked by all people for a while, but after that, everyone will stay calm and start ranting about another thing (politics, economy..). As example, see our athlete with inital TH, who became the headline in all the news when he changed girlfriends, he wedded the daughter of a politician, or even when he was accused to had a child outside of a marriage! But his achievement outweighed those "unfortunate events". Anyone forgets on how Indonesian badminton athletes, so far, have a tradition of bringing at least one gold medal home on Olympic Games since the game was started to be played there at 1992? He's in the list of the gold medallists! Now that he is not as popular as before, and does not have as many achivements as before, is because of age, not because of gossip.
People and popularity nowadays.
Oh I'm not in anyone's side. If I don't like anyone/any sides, it does not mean that I support the side they are attacking.
Hopefully I'm not seen as doing things as jerk as them.
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