Singapore fines French teen $465 for viral straw-licking stunt

A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back into its dispenser.

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, who turned 19 on Thursday, is accused of posting to social media a video of himself putting a straw he had licked back into the dispenser on an orange juice vending machine.

Nineteen-year-old Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was arrested in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw before putting it back into an orange juice vending machine.

A French teenager has been fined in Singapore after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.

A French student was fined 600 Singapore dollars (US$465) after pleading guilty Thursday to a public nuisance charge in Singapore for filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt.

French student behind straw-licking stunt in Singapore fined  CNN

It happened at a shopping mall in March and he was charged in April after his video spread rapidly.

A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city-state.

A social media stunt involving a single straw has left a French student facing a hefty fine — and possible consequences for his right to remain in Singapore.

A French student in Singapore was fined S$600 after pleading guilty to filming himself licking a vending machine straw for social media.

French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore  Toronto Star

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore  AP News

A French teenager who posted a video of himself licking a straw and returning it to an iJooz vending machine in Singapore was fined S$600 (US$465) for public nuisance on Thursday. The clip had gone viral after someone in his Instagram circle recorded it and forwarded the footage to a media outlet, the defence said. Did

The 19-year-old was "truly sorry" for causing trouble, his lawyers said.

The 19-year-old took the contaminated straw with him after collecting the drink.