Actor Dai Xiangyu in career limbo after being falsely accused of visiting prostitutes

Former Mediacorp star Dai Xiangyu said that he believes Chinese actor Zhang Haowei did not mean to hurt him. Photos: Dai Xiangyu/Weibo

Former Mediacorp star Dai Xiangyu, once known as Dai Yangtian, says all his upcoming jobs have been halted after an unfounded accusation about him soliciting prostitutes went viral in China.

Rumours of the China-based 39-year-old actor visiting sex workers was a trending hot topic on Weibo on Aug 6, after a paparazzi account on the platform leaked a voice clip of a recorded conversation between Chinese actor Zhang Haowei and an unknown woman discussing casting news for a drama. Prostitution is illegal in China.