There have been reports claiming that Namewee (Wee Meng Chee) particularly favors hiring third-gender escorts while traveling in Thailand. Subsequently, a Taiwanese legislator questioned on a TV show whether Namewee tried to swim from Johor Bahru to Singapore to escape. Namewee's manager, Lin Yujie, responded to these false rumors by stating that Namewee only likes busty women and joking that he himself didn’t even know Namewee could swim.
Recently, Malaysian singer Namewee was detained by the police for his involvement in the influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin’s murder case, giving rise to a surge of baseless rumors. Mirror Media reported that Namewee’s private life was chaotic, and that he especially favored hiring third-gender sex workers during his travels in Thailand.
Manager Lin Yujie sternly refuted these claims in a post: “This is getting more and more ridiculous, now even ‘preferring ladyboys’ came up. At most we’ve appeared in Pattaya during A-La’s beauty pageant. He’s a typical straight guy who only likes busty girls, and has no such preferences.”
He also commented helplessly that, at the rate these rumors are spreading, he wouldn’t be surprised if people soon say Namewee ‘loves Martians’ or ‘prefers bestiality’.
According to a China Times News report, Namewee has previously collaborated in his work with transgender influencer A-La and, while filming a music video, had to speak up when temporary extras walked out in discrimination against A-La for being transgender. At the time, Namewee made a special appeal for respect for different groups, demonstrating his embrace of gender diversity.
Meanwhile, regarding the Kuomintang legislator Huang Jingping’s comments on a talk show questioning whether Namewee tried to swim from Johor Bahru to Singapore, Lin Yujie responded with both laughter and disbelief: “I didn’t even know he could swim.”
Huang Jingping had said that Namewee went to Johor Bahru before turning himself in, suggesting that he intended to smuggle himself into Singapore, since it’s only 850 meters across—a two-minute swim away—and the border security isn’t that strict.
This statement has also drawn criticism from Malaysian netizens: “People who say things like ‘swimming to Singapore’ clearly have IQ problems.”
Others said: “That’s absolute nonsense—Singapore is very strict. If you were going to smuggle, you’d go to Thailand. How could anyone possibly try Singapore? More nonsense! The knowledge level of Taiwanese guests is just too low.”