Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.
In this latest episode of #PopVultures, host Jan Lee discusses the gossip story of the week, month and possibly entire year – the expose of Taiwanese-American singer Wang Leehom and his various misdeeds during his marriage to ex-wife Lee Jinglei.
She runs down how the saga unfolded with a timeline detailing the war of words between Wang and Lee after Wang confirmed the two were divorcing last Wednesday (Dec 15). Lee dropped a bombshell, nine-page long expose about Wang, accusing him of infidelity, soliciting prostitutes and verbal bullying last Friday.
In response, Wang claims that Lee coerced him into marriage and that he lived under fear, threats and extortion while they were together. He also claims that Lee demanded a lot of money in the wake of their divorce. The back-and-forth ended with Wang apologising to his wife and taking a break from show business for the time being.
Jan discusses why this saga so captivated the public, what Wang represented as a public figure and the many public relations mistakes he made in his handling of this crisis.
Here is what she covers:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Who is Wang Leehom?
03:09 What went down? A timeline of the war of words that went down between Wang and Lee
21:32 Why did this ugly divorce capture the public’s attention? And why is this even worse than the Show Lo takedown of 2020? Who were the other players involved in this story?
39:36 Discussing the mistakes Wang made in handling this image crisis – from his dad’s open letter to the typos in his statement
49:19 What can the public, and celebrities as well, learn from this saga?
Produced by Jan Lee (janlee@sph.com.sg) and Penelope Lee
Edited by: Penelope Lee & Hadyu Rahim
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those women are sl ut in the first place
Beware CECA rats
Rats steal things from others and spread CECA variants
Quite boring to listen, no pictures at all
I listened in full , good rundown and viewpoints made. Thanks for this
Well made Podcast. Good work! I honestly always had this gut feeling about him and didn't like him. I didn't listen to rumors or anything. Now the truth has come out.
I tapped out at 3.55 mins.
Very good podcast /s
What a saga ? what is she trying to achieve ? I don't believe she is an angel ! it takes two hands to clap! It seems like she is after his wealth ! So revengeful ! How can she be so selfish and never thought about her kids but all about herself. Her motive is to ruin Lee Hong's career ! so she have achieved it. I pity her kids !
So far, what we have heard is solely from his ex wife, we actually have not heard his side of the story at all. At the moment, like blind sheep being affected by sensationalism, she has amassed a sizeable fan group who takes on her side regardless, and anyone who does not support her, would get shot down viciously. It seems the same as what WLH had enjoyed aka the halo effect. JL's statement is also full of contradictions and seems to be an oxymoron. She also seem to exhibit narcissistic machiavellianism traits. It takes 2 hands to clap, and currently, she has put all the blame on WLH. This sounds like what JL was accusing WLH of, pot calling the kettle black, she is no angel herself, not like what she is professing to be in her posts.
How can his marriage not forced by family (to produce a son)? They've nothing in common… He loves guys too!
Basically Lee Jinglei (wife of LeeHom) is blocking out everyone who questioned her behavior on instagram. TRY IT, she will block you. She is clearly orchestrating and fabricating a very one-sided opinion on her instagram, ruthless censoring out any opposing views. I wonder what her true motive is?
We cannot believe his wife words..From this point his wife is taking revenge to the husband.She is clever using the media and public to destroy his reputation. She is willling to give sex to lee hom before married. It very ashame to tell out to the public. Dont trust lee jing lei words. She is telling a liar. Yes i believe lee hom father is telling is true. She is black mail the husband. Lee jing lei is very clever person nobody can bully her. This her destiny even if she married another man she will still divorce.
At his age! He is 45, not 25! I'm appaled! Go home to your wife and kids and take care of your home and family, don't go sleeping around with young girls.
What a lousy posting. Lousy narrative without any pictures.