Natalie Portman, Sacha Baron Cohen and their families were under police investigation after they were pictured on a boat trip in the Sydney harbour.
Local residents and even local media outlets expressed their anger after Sacha, Natalie, her husband and children, were pictured on a rented boat.
The number of COVID-19 cases has been rising in Sydney, forcing the city to go into a stricter lockdown, and residents are not allowed to mix with different households and have been ordered to stay home except for “exceptional” reasons. Once they saw the pictures of the two families mixing they complained, and the police looked into it and later stated:
Officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command received information about a group on a boat on Monday 5 July 2021, potentially breaching Public Health Orders (PHOs).
Police have reviewed the information and confirm the activity, and the number of people in the group complied with the PHOs in force at that time. There will be no further police action taken.
Sacha and Natalie appear to be good friends as they are often seen going on boat rides together, especially during the last year as they and their families both moved to Australia.