Rui En has clarified the “Do you know who I am” & added new info we didn’t know previously

Last Updated on 2016-05-19 , 1:34 pm

By now, everyone should be talking about Rui En and her “Do you know who I am?” issue. If you’ve been living in a cave, here’s a recap of what happened: 10 facts about the alleged Rui En drink-driving that you might have missed

So, after about one day of silence, Rui En has come out to clarify what exactly happened.

According to a statement released by her, she had no intention to run away after the accident, and had not just said “Do you know who I am?” Instead, she had said this in full: “Do you know who I am? I live upstairs and won’t run.”

However, here’s the thing: according to the Straits Times, Rui En’s manager has told Wanbao that Rui En was trying to assure the motorbike owner that she is Rui En (the actress, perhaps?) , therefore she would not run away and would stay to solve the problem.

Here’s Rui En’s statement in full:

I refer to the recent media reports regarding my involvement in the incident that took place on 12 Apr 2016.

There are various interpretations as to the conversation that took place between the motorcycle owner and myself. To address the context of that conversation, I would like to share what I can without causing any interference to the ongoing investigation.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2016. I was about to reach home. Upon driving into the open-air car park where I usually park, I misjudged a turn and accidentally knocked over a stationary motorcycle parked directly in front of a kerb. No other driver was involved during the incident.

I was very disappointed with myself for knocking down the motorcycle. My initial intention was to move my car to a traffic-free spot before addressing the matter.

I was subsequently stopped by a man. He continuously knocked on my car window while I was attempting to move my car. I later discovered that the man was the owner of the motorcycle.

I tried to signal to him to allow me to move my car first but he persistently hit my screen and gradually, his knocks got louder.

I got out of my car. I attempted to explain that I would take full responsibility. He probably had the impression that I looked like someone that would run away from the scene.

In my state of anxiety, I told him “Do you know who I am, I live upstairs and won’t run”

He appeared to be very angry. I was unsure what I said came out sounding entirely different from what I meant. I was simply trying to convey that I live here, people would know and recognise me if I ran away.

On hindsight, my choice of words used were inappropriate and I agree that it caused unnecessary misunderstandings. What was said next was a process similar to most traffic incidents.

I offered to compensate for the damages.

I offered him monetary compensation in the form of cash. He was not satisfied with the amount offered and asked for more.

By this time the police has been called in.

I would like to reiterate that it was a judgmental error on my part, there is absolutely no excuse on my careless driving and more importantly, I truly regretted it.

I will also like to take this opportunity to apologise to him for the inconveniences and distress caused.

Looking back I wished I handled the situation with more tact.

I sincerely apologise for the unnecessary inconveniences caused and I thank everyone again for your care and concern.

According to her management team Hype Records, she will still be attending this Sunday’s Star Awards, whereby she will be receiving her All Time Favourite Artiste Award.