Singer Wang Leehoms ex-wife Lee Jinglei blasts him in bitter custody battle over 3 children
“You have been seeing all this all this while. Can you not [make false claims] at the expense of your children?
“Is it really that hard to take off your mask and act like a real human being?” she wrote on Instagram, adding that truth will always prevail.
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Wang, in his post-divorce comeback concert in Las Vegas last month, performed a new song titled See Each Other Whenever We Want To in which he sang of his longing to see his children again.
In 2021, right after their shock divorce, Lee accused him of various misdeeds, indiscretions and bullying throughout their eight-year marriage. In response, Wang apologised to his family and fans.
The children are currently living with Lee at Wang’s former luxury flat in Taipei.
The “700m road” lyrics are believed to reference the fact that Wang is prevented from seeing his children despite living close by.
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Wang initially refused Lee’s request that he give the mansion in which they live to her and the children, saying that he could “loan” it to her but it should be returned when the children grow up. But after a public outcry, Wang announced he would hand over the condominium on Renai Road in Taipei, worth some NT$480 million (about US$17 million), to Lee.
Fans of Lee were excited to see her being vocal again.
“The hammer of Thunder Goddess (a pun on Lee’s Chinese name) is back!” one netizen wrote.
Wang was born in New York to parents who moved to the United States to further their college studies. He majored in music and Asian studies and graduated with honours from Williams College, before entering Berklee College of Music’s professional music programme.
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At the US-Asia Entertainment Summit in 2019, Wang was called the “King of Chinese Pop” who had revolutionised the music scene with an evolving blend of pop, hip-hop, R&B, and traditional Chinese music ranging from aboriginal folk music to Peking opera, by Asia Society, a global non-profit organisation.
He also starred in the 2007 erotic espionage period drama Lust, Caution, directed by award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee.
Additional reporting by SCMP’s Asia desk
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