Chinese actress Zhao Lusi, after falling out with her agency, has been streaming live every day to chat with fans, but has also sparked controversy in the process. On the 12th, while sharing questions from her driving license test during a livestream, she mentioned one question: 'Reversing once on the highway gets 12 points deducted.' She responded, 'I know this because there was a celebrity who did this before.' She then paused and didn't elaborate further.
Netizens widely believe she was hinting at Esther Yu (Yu Shuxin), since in January 2024, Yu was a passenger without a license in a car that illegally reversed on the emergency lane of the North Fifth Ring Highway in Beijing. Fan vehicles following her imitated the same behavior, resulting in police reporting the violations.
Esther Yu's fans were incensed, arguing that Zhao Lusi did not specify 'the driver' and instead said 'celebrity reversed on the highway,' leading some netizens to accuse her of deliberately blurring the responsible party and implying that Esther Yu herself was 'driving without a license and violating rules.'
After the livestream, fans on both sides quarreled, arguing about 'taking the hint' and targeting each other. Zhao Lusi's supporters emphasized that news events are open for public discussion, while Esther Yu's fans countered by accusing Zhao Lusi of 'speaking without thinking.'
Source: United Daily News