On Thursday, a Hong Kong tabloid magazine published an “exclusive” report claiming that Myolie Wu’s (胡杏兒) husband, Philip Lee
(李乘德), had secretly traveled to Taiwan with an attractive female
friend, suggesting cheating rumors. Myolie was also said to have
traveled to Taiwan, and paid the pair a “a sudden visit.”
But Philip was very quick to hit back at the tabloid for their hurtful accusations.
“This magazine decides to cut and stick
together pictures of us in the hope of selling an ‘exclusive’,” said
Philip in a statement he posted on Instagram, his only public social
media account, “[and] this time they base their story on a ‘sweet’ trip I
enjoyed with my buddy in Taipei. [But] of course they don’t disclose
that a whole bunch of my good Taipei friends were also part of the
trip.”
Emphasizing that his friend in question
is also married, Philip continued, “Such ‘reporting’ on two people who
are not only great friends but also have partners is irresponsible and
unprofessional. I am more upset for my friend who has been linked into
this in a derogatory way. It is NOT fair to her and I have already
apologized to her and her husband profusely.”
Philip said Myolie is also good friends with the woman and had been laughing at the report.
“Thank you to this member of the HK media
for reminding me that with these stories you are not here to help
society,” said Philip.
Nonetheless, the businessman added that
the report did not affect his friendship with the woman and he will
continue to stay strong so the media will not control his life.
Myolie reposted Philip’s statement on her own social media, adding, “Please believe in love. Stop with the conspiracy theories.”
In a later phone interview, Myolie
expressed, “We are all good friends. She already has a husband so do not
make stories up. I believe in my husband one hundred percent.”