‘I’ll lose fans if I’m jailed’: Internet live-streaming host accused of drunk driving


The woman accused of drunk driving. Photo: Newsc.org.

BEIJING: A live-streaming host on the internet was arrested after downing three bottles of beer during a dinner with her fans and allegedly driving drunk in a city in southwest China, according to a newspaper report.

The 20-year-old woman, who was only identified by her surname Liu, was spotted by traffic police parking her blue BMW between a cycling and driving lane in the centre of Chengdu in Sichuan province, early last Friday , the Chengdu Commercial Daily reported.

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