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Bonnie Blue's plans to bring 'bang bus' to Glasgow criticised

Adult star's plans to bring 'bang bus' to Glasgow tomorrow heavily criticised <i>(Image: PA/Newsquest)</i>
Adult star's plans to bring 'bang bus' to Glasgow tomorrow heavily criticised (Image: PA/Newsquest)
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A controversial adult star's plans to bring her 'bang bus' to Glasgow this weekend are facing fierce criticism.

Reports suggest Bonnie Blue, real name Tia Emma Billinger, is inviting lads to join her in her 'Freshers Bang Bus'.

The 26-year-old was set to kick off her X-rated event in Dundee; however, she was forced to move it to Glasgow due to outrage.


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Blue, who claimed to have had sex with more than 1000 men in one day, will bring her 'Freshers meet and greet tour' to the city on Saturday, September 13.

The infamous adult star announced the event on X, saying: "Bang bus tour dates and locations confirmed."

However, the announcement has been met with sharp criticism, with an MP claiming 'Glasgow should be standing up for women and girls, not rolling out the red carpet for someone who glamorises abuse and calls it liberation'.

Bonnie Blue's plans to bring 'bang bus' to Glasgow criticised(Image: X)

Joani Reid, MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, criticised Blue's plans.

She said: "This is not glamour, it’s exploitation, and it puts women at risk while feeding young men a diet of porn and abuse.

“Girls feel pressured to copy what boys have seen online. Boys say they’ve been desensitised, treating violence and degradation as if it’s normal. That is the legacy of Bonnie Blue’s so-called 'empowerment'.

“And the timing could not be worse.

"She is targeting freshers just arriving at university.

"At the very point where they should be learning about respect and healthy relationships, they are being sold a lie: that abuse is entertainment, that coercion is sexy, and that exploitation is just another career.

"That will shape not just their student years, but the rest of their lives.

“Glasgow University must make sure she is not allowed to use its campus or facilities for this behaviour.

"And police must be ready to protect public spaces from this vile stunt.

“Glasgow is a proud city.

"We should be standing up for women and girls, not rolling out the red carpet for someone who glamorises abuse and calls it liberation.”


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Glasgow has three universities spread across the city: Glasgow University, Strathclyde University, and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU).

Strathclyde claimed they have 'no association' with any 'such event', while GCU said it had 'nothing to do' with them.

A GCU spokesperson said: "We have robust measures in place during Freshers’ Week to ensure our events are safe and welcoming.

"Our Freshers’ Week activity concludes today.

"We have no connection to Bonnie Blue in relation to university events, nor have we been contacted by or had any contact with her.

"As always, if students are concerned about any issue at all, they can contact the University's Student Wellbeing team."

Glasgow University did not respond when approached for comment regarding the porn star's stunt.

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