Halima Boland jailed for 2 years and fined $6,000

Kuwaiti television presenter Halima Boland took the internet by storm after news circulated that she’s going to prison for two years with the addition of hard labor due to her misuse of revealing photos and videos on social media. 

According to Al-Rai Media, the prosecutor accused Halima Bond of inciting him through a series of photos and private videos but she accused him back of swearing at her and wrongfully using his mobile phone. Boland will also be paying a fine of KWD 2,000 (around $6,498.48).

Halima Boland was jailed for 2 years and fined $2,000

The 42-year-old celebrity, who is quite active on several social media sites, shocked her fans when she posted a video of herself with a much darker complexion than normal.

Many felt Boland was blackfishing and copying Black culture because the video showed her with a much darker complexion than her actual skin tone. What we call “blackfishing” happens when people who aren’t Black try to pass themselves off as Black or mixed-race by changing their hairstyle, skin tone, or other cosmetic features.

Boland was immediately criticized by social media users for what they saw as a lack of knowledge of culture and racial appropriation.