Tonimari Bauto Fowler (born July 22, 1993) is a Filipino actress, rapper and social media personality. Besides appearances on her social media profiles, Fowler also pursued a career in mainstream show business where she portrayed the role of Chicky in the

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action series '' FPJ's Batang Quiapo''.

Personal life

Fowler has one daughter and one son.

Controversy

Fowler, who is dubbed by critics as the Philippines' equivalent to

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, gained viral notoriety and controversy for her sexually-charged content particularly in her

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s, most notably the single "M.P.L. (Malibog Pag Lasing)" (); which was also criticised for its alleged

objectification of women Sexual objectification is the act of treating a person solely as an object of sexual desire (a sex object). Objectification more broadly means treating a person as a commodity or an object without regard to their personality or dignity. Objecti ...

bordering towards

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and

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. Fowler maintains that the videos are only intended for adults and were set as age-restricted on her YouTube channel, later stating in an interview with One News PH that "Malibog Pag Lasing" was drawn from her real-life experiences; despite this, she faced an arrest warrant over alleged violations of the

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in relation to her music videos following a complaint by the Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas (KSMBP) on obscenity grounds. Drag queen

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–who was also previously arrested for alleged

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violations in 2023 over a drag performance as

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–defended Fowler's right to self-expression in a post on X (formerly

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), stating "Why are we going after people who are expressing themselves through their art?"

Filmography

Television

Discography

References

External links

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