Singaporean actor-DJ Mark Lee has suggested his good pal, Taiwanese comic Nono, who’s embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, to “handle this properly”.
Speaking on his morning radio present, The Breakfast Quartet On Love972 on June 22, Lee stated: “If it’s not true, then let time speak (for itself). If it’s true, then he has to deal with it, as that is something that he should face up to.”
Lee, 54, and Nono, 52, have been buddies for years and have labored collectively on exhibits and flicks, together with Jack Neo’s Being Human in 2010.
Lee contacted Nono after information broke on final week that Nono had allegedly sexually assaulted not less than 20 ladies over the previous decade.
Nono, whose actual title is Chen Hsuan-yu, introduced on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon that he’ll cease work instantly. He is among the many group of male Taiwanese celebrities caught up within the present #MeToo scandal on the island.
His announcement got here after Taiwanese influencer Anissa, who goes by the title Teacher Xiaohong, held a press convention on Wednesday morning.
Anissa, who claims to be considered one of his victims, revealed that she acquired messages from not less than 20 ladies accusing Nono of sexually harassing them.
Two of the ladies claimed he sexually assaulted them in a public rest room and his automobile respectively. A 3rd girl alleged he virtually sexually assaulted her when she was round 15.
On Thursday afternoon, Anissa posted on Facebook to say one other alleged sufferer reached out to her with screenshots to show that Nono had flirted together with her and tried to ask her out on Nov 14, 2011.
This was not lengthy after Nono had already proposed to his spouse, singer Angel Chu, 37, on Nov 3, 2011. The couple have a nine-year-old daughter.
Lee additionally touched on their marriage on the radio present, saying: “I hope his wife can be his greatest source of strength.”
Meanwhile, outraged netizens bombarded Nono’s Instagram account, demanding he maintain a press convention to apologise. On Thursday, he deleted his account.
Also affected by the #MeToo scandal is actress Summer Meng, 31, spouse of Taiwanese host-comedian Mickey Huang, 51.
She has withdrawn from an upcoming film, Save It, My Family Is Rich (working title), which was supposed to be her comeback challenge, as she had taken break day after giving beginning to a daughter in May 2022.
Huang, who was accused of sexual harassment, issued an apology in three movies on his Facebook web page on Monday.
He then deleted his Facebook and Instagram accounts, and tried to self-harm. He is reportedly in secure situation. Meng has requested time and area for them to face his previous errors as a household. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
