SHANGHAI – A agency in China has apologised to Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng for failing to cease rumours of him being homosexual from spreading on its app.
In January final 12 months, there have been a number of rumours on the Chinese language Web claiming that the 39-year-old was popping out of the closet with Taiwanese actor Danson Tang, 37.
Peng swiftly took to Weibo to refute the rumours, writing in Chinese language: “Faux. Silly. This sucks.”
On Thursday (Jan 13), the Eddie Peng Studio posted on Weibo a authorized letter from Zhong Lun Regulation Agency stating it has taken motion in opposition to agency Beijing Fenmo Know-how for failing to cease the rumours from spreading on its social media app, Fenhei.
The studio added that justice has been served and thanked those that have expressed assist and concern.
It additionally posted a letter of apology from Fenmo and a screengrab of the apology that ran in a Chinese language newspaper.
Peng rose to fame within the Taiwanese idol drama Tomorrow (2002) and has acted in movies akin to Unbeatable (2013), To The Fore (2015) and Operation Mekong (2016).
He not too long ago starred in Hong Kong director Ann Hui’s romantic movie Love After Love with Chinese language actress Ma Sichun, tailored from a brief story by the late creator Eileen Chang.
Peng’s beauty have earned him many followers, however he has been personal about his love life regardless of being romantically linked to feminine celebrities akin to singer Lyla Lin in addition to actresses Shu Qi and Xu Qing.
He admitted on a Chinese language discuss present in early 2020 that he has been single for a minimum of 5 years.