Compiled by C. ARUNO, BENJAMIN LEE and R. ARAVINTHAN
HONG KONG actor Wayne Lai came to his son’s defence after he was criticised for flaunting a sports car and a luxury watch, Sin Chew Daily reported.
“Since everyone kept asking about it, I will take this opportunity to clarify that the luxury cars and watches are all mine.
“I did not buy them for him. That is simply not true,” said Lai, 62.
His son had drawn flak when he posted images of himself with a sports car. He was also photographed wearing a Rolex watch while out with his girlfriend.
Responding to the criticisms, Lai said his son had merely shared photos on his private social media account and had never intended to show them off publicly.
“He only posted them within his own circle of friends. There was absolutely no intention to show off,” he said.
The three-time Best Actor winner at the TVB Anniversary Awards said he was uncertain how the photos had been leaked out.
> A woman in Vietnam was vilified online for taking the spotlight away from the bride by posting photos of herself being affectionate with the groom, Guang Ming Daily reported.
In one of the images, the woman is seen adjusting the groom’s neck tie during the wedding day itself.
It became a touchy subject when the bride discovered the photos on social media, posted by the woman who is one of the groom’s friends.
To resolve the matter, the groom asked the friend to take down the photos.
The woman refused, saying instead that the bride was envious of her good looks.
The woman, who wore white to the wedding, also implied that she was more eye-catching than the bride.
Many Internet users slammed her for deliberately provoking the bride.
The groom had cut ties with the female friend to show support for his wife.
Under mounting pressure, the woman later issued an apology and admitted that her remarks were uncalled for.
The bride also urged Internet users to stop their attacks.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
