Inul Daratista threatens police report over wealth disclosure
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Indonesian singer Inul Daratista threatened to report an Instagram user to the police for revealing her wealth.
- Daratista expressed discomfort with her financial status being discussed publicly and demanded the content be removed.
- She fears the information could cause misunderstandings with the government and stated she would take firm action if the posts remain.
Singer Inul Daratista has issued a stern warning, threatening to file a police report against an Instagram account named 'laiba_senja' for publicly disclosing her net worth. Daratista stated she is uncomfortable with her financial assets being a topic of public discussion and has given the account a deadline to remove the content.
"I will report to the police if this news still exists on all social media," Daratista declared. "I am not happy with this kind of news. If it is not taken down, I will take firm action!"
The Instagram user had previously revealed the estimated wealth of several Indonesian celebrities, including Raffi Ahmad, Deddy Corbuzier, Agnez Mo, Syahrini, and Rey Utami. Daratista voiced concerns that such revelations could lead to misunderstandings with the government.
"Do you think I am happy with this kind of news? I am sure all the artists in that picture also object to unverified calculated data," she added. "Intentionally causing trouble for me, requiring me to go up and down to government offices to verify my wealth! If it's not deleted, I'll take action."
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.