Liu Genghong was recently accused of 'demanding to clear the venue' while filming a program at a rice noodle shop in Nanning, sparking controversy. He and his wife, Wang Wanfei, denied forcibly clearing the venue during a live broadcast, publicly responding to the controversy. The wife couldn't help but angrily retort to trolls: 'Too fake, don't believe it? Then go out!'
During a live stream on the 6th, Liu Genghong and Wang Wanfei denied the allegations, explaining that he was not the only one present, as there were other artists as well, questioning why it was pinned on Liu Genghong's team. His wife added, 'Why are the other three people not mentioned? They are also guests on the show.' He tried to comfort his wife, but she couldn't help but say directly, 'You can't just come leech off Liu Coach's popularity. Some on the public chat write that it's too fake and they don't believe it, then go out!' Her anger was partly due to family members being cursed by netizens.
Liu Genghong became sensationally popular on short video platforms with his fitness live streams, sparking a fitness live-streaming trend. Originally, his followers once peaked at 70 million, but with the home economy cooling off post-pandemic reopening, coupled with controversy, he lost 9 million followers in three days, dropping to 60.35 million.
Chinese netizens criticized his initial response to the leaked post, commenting, 'Sorry, did I delay your meal?' with a 'smiling with sweat' emoji, which was deemed too perfunctory, reigniting the controversy. In response, he emphasized that he was sincerely apologetic and unexpected that the emoji was interpreted as insincere, 'Maybe my understanding of emoji differs from many others, but that’s my true intention,' and as the incident involved his family, he has reported to the police.
Source: ETtoday