Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao wins suit against Chinese social media user for claiming the celebrity is HIV-positive

  • 📰 YahooSG
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 42 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 71%

Technology Technology Headlines News

Technology Technology Latest News,Technology Technology Headlines

In 2017, Hsiao had announced that she was taking a temporary break from her career due to stress, and dismissed rumours that it was due to active treatment for HIV.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao won a suit against a Chinese internet user for spreading the rumour that she was HIV-positive.

A Beijing court ruled that an internet user, surnamed Ho, had defamed the 41-year-old entertainer and sentenced the guilty party to publish an apology for 10 days.The defamatory statement was posted in May last year where Ho claimed he had gotten confirmation from Hsiao’s manager.She had previously dismissed rumours that she had suspended her showbiz career due to active treatment for HIV.

In 2012, Hsiao had reportedly rejected 1MDB-linked financier Jho Low’s proposal that was said to have cost a whopping RM6.6 million. Related Articles Taiwanese actor and host Alien Huang, 36, found dead at home from unknown cause Taiwanese singer-songwriter R.chord Hsieh apologises to ex-wife for claiming to have her intimate videos Manager reveals Taiwanese celebrity Show Lo barred female artistes who refused his advances

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in TECHNOLOGY

Technology Technology Latest News, Technology Technology Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Chinese app helps users bypass great firewall - then disappearsBEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - One Chinese app briefly gave the country's Internet users access to long-banned websites like Facebook Inc and Google, setting off speculation about the future of Beijing's censorship practices.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »