In the world of fame and fortune, scandals are bound to surface. And when it comes to matters of the heart, celebrities are no exception. From shocking affairs that rocked marriages to high-profile cheating scandals that captured headlines, here are eight well-known figures who found themselves embroiled in controversies related to infidelity.
Hong Kong entertainmentâs biggest scandal back in 2019 was none other than Andy Hui and Jacqueline Wongâs affair. Tabloid Apple Daily released a video of the pair behaving intimately in the back of a taxi, which quickly became the talk of the town. The public was outraged because Andy has been married to cantopop queen Sammi Cheng since 2013, while Jacqueline was dating popular TVB actor Kenneth Ma, who is known for being family-oriented and frugal.
It was revealed that Kenneth and Jacqueline had split in the months following the scandal. However, Kenneth said that the pair are still friends and even stood up for her, saying that the public reaction has been âa little extremeâ. Andy and Sammi on the other hand, remained married. Sammi even took to Instagram to address the scandal, saying that marriage is about âaccepting each otherâs mistakes and forgiving each otherâ.
Shortly after confirming his divorce on social media, Wang Leehom was hit with accusations of cheating. Speculations on the internet were rife, but the biggest bombshell came from his ex-wife Li Jinglei, who detailed several instances of cheating and alleged affairs with both women and men. She also accused him of soliciting sex workers during their marriage.
Following the allegations, Leehom, who has three children aged four to eight with Jinglei, posted this on social media: âI can say with absolute certainty that I was never unfaithful in our marriage.â The scandal soon delved into a he-said, she-said situation, and their divorce became ugly and long-drawn. The latest update? Their divorce has been approved in New York and the ex-couple is now engaged in a legal battle over their divorce in Taiwan.
Following their split, Show Luoâs ex-girlfriend Chinese influencer Grace Chow went on Weibo to accuse him of cheating and hosting orgies. Show was allegedly a serial cheater, going so far as to use a separate mobile phone to contact other women, having them over at their home when Grace was away, and inviting women up to his hotel room when he was overseas. She also accused him of having affairs with his makeup artist and other female artists under his artist management company, Creation.
Predictably, Show was quickly dropped by showrunners and advertisers following the scandal. He then went on a two-year hiatus and made his comeback last November with the release of his song âTrap Gameâ.
Actress Goo Hye-sun and model slash actor Ahn Jae-hyun finalised their divorce in July 2020, after a messy public spat and much mud-slinging. Hye-sun accused her ex-husband of having an affair with another actress and calling up other women whenever he was drunk. She also claimed that he made demeaning remarks about her body, even telling her that he wanted a divorce because her ânipples werenât sexyâ.
Jae-hyun came out to deny her accusations, claiming that he has ânever done anything embarrassingâ and turned around to accuse her of trespassing into his apartment when they were separated.
About a year after their divorce was finalised, a leaked document that seemingly confirmed Jae-hyunâs extramarital made its rounds online. The document claimed that on two occasions, an actress friend of Hye-sun witnessed Jae-hyun behaving intimately with a co-star from his 2018 K-drama The Beauty Inside.
Hye-sun later confirmed through her lawyer that her friend had offered to be her witness during the divorce, but never got a chance to take the stand. As a result, the document was never filed for the proceedings.
In 2014, Lee Byung-hun reported to the authorities that he was being blackmailed for KRW5 billion ($5.2 million) by Dahee from K-pop girl group GLAM and model Lee Ji-yeon. The two women threatened to release a compromising video of him making lewd jokes and asking overtly sexual questions.
This news came as a shock to the public, as Byung-hun had married actress Lee Min-jung the year before. The two blackmailers were arrested and subsequently sentenced to jail – Dahee got a year while Ji-yeon got a year and two months.
During the investigations, Ji-yeon claimed that she blackmailed Byung-hun in an act of impulsiveness after he broke off their affair, while Dahee claimed that she was involved because she needed to pay off her debt with Big Hit Entertainment.
Byung-hunâs camp denied the affair, and the actor later publicly apologised to his wife. Min-jung and Byung-hun seemed to have recovered from this scandal as they welcomed their son the following year and still remained married to this day.
The most recent memory of a cheating scandal in local entertainment was when the explicit messages between actors Carrie Wong and Ian Fang were leaked. This was back in 2019, when Carrie was still attached to Taiwanese model Boris Lin. Some might say that Ian Fang was cheating too – he was rumoured to be dating Rebecca Lim, but neither party publicly confirmed their romantic relationship.
Carrie and Ian both denied that they were in a relationship, with their management agency noting that the messages were âa private exchange conducted in jestâ.
In 2010, freelance model Wendy Chong revealed to Lianhe Wanbao that she had been having an affair with Jack Neo for two years. She was 22 years old then, while Jack was 50 years old.
Jack later held a press conference where he admitted to his mistake and asked for kindness. His wife Irene Kng, who was also at the press conference, said that she forgave Jack and would stay with him. She also collapsed after giving her statement and had to be carried off from the stage.
13 years on, the couple seems to be going strong – they will be married for 33 years this year, and recently welcomed their second grandson.
You probably already know that Jackie Chanâs son is singer and actor Jaycee Chan, but did you know that he also has a daughter, Etta Ng?
The action star, who is married to Joan Lin Feng-jiao, had an extramarital affair with pageant queen Elaine Ng. She gave birth to Etta in 1999 and disclosed the affair to the media, which caused a huge scandal. FYI, Jackie has never publicly acknowledged Etta as his daughter, who is now 23 and estranged from both her parents. She was spotted in Toronto last year, queuing up for free food at a soup kitchen.
Meanwhile, Joan forgave Jackie for his affair and the couple are still married.