China Actress Draw Flak for Donating About SGD$100K to COVID-19 Relief Efforts Coz It’s ‘Above Market Rate’

Amidst the COVID-19 situation, individuals including celebrities are taking it upon themselves to help in any way that they can.

For instance in Singapore, people are distributing surgical masks for free out of the goodness of their hearts, while celebrities have been donating large amounts of money.

Over in Hong Kong, actor Louis Koo donated a whopping S$2million to help in the battle against the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China.

That’s dedication right there.

But for some other celebrities, it seems that donating too much can also be a problem in the eyes of some people.

China Actress Draw Flak for Donating About SGD$100K to COVID-19 Relief Efforts Coz It’s ‘Above Market Rate’

One of China’s most popular actresses, a 27-year-old named Yang Zi recently donated 500,000 yuan (~S$99,000) to help out in the fight against COVID-19.

It’s one of the highest amounts that was donated. However, instead of being praised for the generous donation, she has received plenty of flak and criticism.

Here’s why:

The management agencies had a prior agreement that the celebrities under them would each donate 200,000 yuan (~S$40,000).

It was believed that the reason for this was to avoid comparisons.

However, Yang Zi decided to donate a more generous amount and netizens were not pleased.

Netizens accused Yang Zi of trying to outdo the other celebrities and even claimed that she was making the other stars look bad.

Leaked Photos Of Her Kissing Co-star Drew More Flak

What made matters even worse were photos of her kissing her co-star Xiao Zhan on set during their upcoming drama The Oath of Love being leaked online.

It drew even more flak from netizens who claimed that she leaked the photos on purpose and at such an inappropriate time.

The situation became so bad that she was allegedly forced to threaten legal action to anyone who continued with the abuse and rumours.

It seems that we can’t please everyone in this world. At the end of the day, the money went towards helping out in the battle against the novel coronavirus and that’s all that matters.