Tong Liya's slanderer posts apology over defamation
4 Oct - After successfully winning a lawsuit against her slanderer, Tong Liya recently posted an apology written by the defendant on social media.
As reported on China Times, on 2 October, the actress' camp posted the said statement on Weibo that read, "Ms. Tong Liya is divorced and single. She has never done anything immoral that violates personal ethics, and she does not have any so-called privileges."
"The untrue remarks have had a negative impact on Ms. Tong Liya and I deeply regret and apologise," the defendant added.
Tong filed a lawsuit against the defendant (reported by the media using the name Xu Moumou), after the latter made a series of insulting and defamatory blog posts against her, including that she remarried a senior government officer 16 years older than her.
Tong was also accused of "sleeping with men and engages in sex-for-power transactions", prompting her team to file a lawsuit against the parties involved.
The actress has been divorced from husband Chen Sicheng since 2021. The two stars, who married in 2016, have a son they named Chen Duoduo.
(Photo Source: Tong Liya IG, China Times)
