Earlier this year, a rumour about a female celebrity in her mid-30s bedding a hot, young and handsome boy started circulating on Weibo. They were reported to have a 21-year age gap and said female celebrity was said to have gained fame through acting in several television dramas in recent years.
This set of ‘clues’ led to many Weibo users playing detective and eventually arriving at the conclusion that the 37 year-old actress, who is known for her role in hit Taiwanese drama, You’re My Destiny, cohabited for over a year with a 16 year-old actor, Lei Wu, who acted in Chinese drama Nirvana In Fire.
Haters lashed out at one of Joe’s post where she wrote about being “kind” on Weibo and accused her of being a hypocrite for sleeping with a young boy, “If you’re kind, why sleep with a young boy.”
Fans jumped to her defense, rebutting the hater, “Only a retard would believe such a fake rumour”, which prompted a reply from Joe: “That’s right, only a retard would believe [the rumour]”.
The actress have always been straightforward with her speech, making her an easy target for online trolls. She was recently called out by haters for keeping silent during the death of one of her good friends and fellow actor, Kimi Qiao, who had committed suicide in August. Old video content of her looking for “testicles” – chicken testicles, to be specific and removing her bra on screen (Behind a towel) after losing a bet on a variety show also made rounds on the internet.