Chinese actor Li Chen apologises for saying girls are a 'burden' on variety show

Li Chen says that he respects everyone and did not mean to upset people with his comment. Photo: Li Chen/Weibo

Chinese actor Li Chen recently issued an apology on Weibo after making a controversial remark about women on the reality show, Keep Running, as reported by China Press.

In an episode shown on Friday (April 21), Li Chen played a game which required him to catch members of an opposing team alongside his teammates – singers Zhou Shen and Fan Chengcheng as well as actress Zhang Jingyi.