Everyone on the Internet is talking about Chinese actor Wang Baoqiang‘s split with his wife, Ma Rong. Now while this may be regular news, what sets it apart is this: the actor hit two birds with one stone by divorcing his wife and sacking his agent. Apparently, the marriage came to a halt when the actor found out that his wife had an affair and slept with his agent and also transferred the couple’s joint assets.
The hashtag #WangBaoQiangDivorce is trending in China like never before! The hashtag has been viewed over five billion times and to put things in perspective, China has a population of over one billion. Check out the way people reacted:
This Wang Baoqiang Weibo divorce drama is ridiculous- even legal papers are now shared with million of netizens https://t.co/Ou62fPyuEj
— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) August 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/smithman3/status/765420898111197184
Wang baoqiang-ma rong divorce huge news on the Internet and in the film business, wang winning the pr war
— Bill Bishop (@niubi) August 14, 2016
A bitter war of words took place between the couple. Wang posted on social media:
Due to Ma Rong’s improper extramarital sexual relations with my agent Song Zhe, which has severely hurt my marriage and destroyed my family, I have solemnly decided to dissolve my marriage with Ma Rong and release Song Zhe from his position.
Ma responded by saying that it was Wang who had abandoned the family and she further sued him for damaging her reputation.