An international businesswoman, former adult entertainment creator and notable ex-partner of a one-time prime ministerial hopeful will be released from custody after her airport arrest.

Nathalie May Matthews, 38, was granted bail on Monday, a day after being arrested on an outstanding warrant after arriving back in Sydney from Dubai.

She was charged with accessing or modifying restricted data and intentionally recording and distributing an intimate image without consent.

"She was distraught, of course," her lawyer Daniel Wakim told reporters outside Parramatta Local Court.

"It was pretty dramatic I think - for the level of seriousness of this matter - not to suggest these types of offences aren't serious.

"I don't think she would have seen it coming and even if she did there's nothing

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