As one of Bali’s most iconic surf and tourist hotspots undergoes demolition, authorities have hinted at what might replace the more than 40 businesses along the famous Bingin Beach in Uluwatu.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster asked business owners to lower the height of their buildings if they exceed the regulations.

The public can choose to forget, to preserve the comforting fiction their favourite heartthrob is a ‘good man’.