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iJooz Replaces 500 Straws After Man Licks Vending Machine

4/28/2026

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iJooz replaced all 500 straws and is installing upgraded machines with protective hygiene features.
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was charged with mischief and nuisance in Singapore after licking a vending-machine straw, hearing May 22.
The Instagram video posted on March 12 went viral and prompted public outrage online.
Maximilien is represented by Kalidass Law Corporation, has parents arrived in Singapore, and will have ESSEC Business School’s Singapore campus act as his bailor.

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iJooz replaced all 500 straws and is installing upgraded machines with protective hygiene features.
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was charged with mischief and nuisance in Singapore after licking a vending-machine straw, hearing May 22.
The Instagram video posted on March 12 went viral and prompted public outrage online.
Maximilien is represented by Kalidass Law Corporation, has parents arrived in Singapore, and will have ESSEC Business School’s Singapore campus act as his bailor.