Actor Li Mingde from 'Yugu Yao' has started a controversy with the cast and lead actor Ma Tianyu of his new drama 'Three People', causing the 'Mingde Chaos' to sweep the trending searches and leading to a surge of over 2 million followers on his Weibo, and even gaining 10 million followers on Douyin. On the evening of the 5th, Li Mingde went live to chat with netizens and angrily denounced the claim of 'wanting to grab money'. After ending the live stream, Li Mingde was found by netizens calling into a friend's live stream, asking how to check the live revenue.
The crew, director, and Ma Tianyu have denied Li Mingde's accusations and alleged that he is falsely accusing them first. In response, he posted again targeting the director and crew: "You devour everything without leaving a trace, and then you want to falsely accuse me of being mentally ill..." He claimed the reason he was replaced was that he overshadowed Ma Tianyu, and he even directly addressed the casting director: "Do you think you can escape? Have you taken kickbacks? Do you have any entangled interests with the director, producer, or actors? Have you ever asked me for money?"
Meanwhile, a paparazzi leaked past bed photos of Li Mingde with a woman, joking "When I can't sleep late at night, I'm still appreciating his art! Open my phone and the trending searches are all you, hahaha! Rough!", "The bed photo I leaked before wasn't reconciled back then, or you would have been imprisoned." The photos vaguely show Li Mingde seemingly naked in bed with a woman.
Source: Red Star News, YiPing News Network, Shhh! Star News