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The young Chinese star Huangyang Tian Tian's agency will be taking legal action against netizens infringing the rights and interests of the actress.
On May 11, Huangyang Tian Tian shared photos from her graduation ceremony online. In the photos, the earrings she wore were identified as being from the luxury brand GRAFF's collection, with a listed price of approximately 2.3 million yuan. Many Chinese netizens argued that Huangyang, born in 2007 and still a young actress, should not be engaging in such high spending.
Subsequently, Huangyang Tian Tian posted on social media: "I borrowed the earrings from my mother."
The C-netizens then shifted their attention towards the actress's family. Multiple sources claimed that her father was a government employee in Ya'an, Sichuan province, raising suspicions over her family income, which in turn sparked widespread discussion online. The issue quickly became one of the top trending topics on Chinese platforms.
Huangyang Tian Tian's father issued a statement in which he said that the earrings are not authentic luxury items, and he has committed no misconduct while on duty.
On May 16, a social media user with the ID @黄杨爸爸黄杨钿天的爸爸 Yang Wei (Huangyangtiantian's father Yang Wei), addressed the recent controversy in his post. He explained that the earrings worn by Huang during her graduation ceremony belonged to her mother, were not authentic luxury items, and were not exorbitantly priced. He also expressed willingness to cooperate with official appraisal agencies and relevant authorities for investigation.
Regarding his status as a civil servant, Huangyang Tian Tian's father explained that he began working in March 2011 at the Ya'an Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau, where he was responsible for patrol duties.
In 2015, he gave up his civil servant job and transferred to the Investment Promotion Service Center, a subordinate body under the Ya'an Investment Promotion Agency. In 2017, he resigned and returned to Shenzhen, where he has been running a business with his wife ever since.
He also stated that during his time working in Ya'an, he was never involved in any post-disaster reconstruction bidding projects, nor had he ever been employed by the Sichuan Charity Federation.
He clarified that the information circulating online is about someone else with the same name and has no connection to him whatsoever. In his statement, he emphasized that he had never engaged in any disciplinary, legal, or criminal violations during his tenure — and absolutely did not, as some netizens claimed, embezzle funds related to post-disaster reconstruction.
"I welcome everyone to supervise me. If anyone discovers any issues, they can report them to the local disciplinary authorities. I will fully cooperate with any investigation and take full responsibility for the consequences," he wrote.
Huangyang Tian Tian's management company, Jay Walk Studio, issued an official statement on its Weibo account:
Recently, we discovered that some netizens and self-media [independently-operated social media] accounts have been publishing and spreading a lot of false information about our artist Huangyang Tian Tian and her parents on various online platforms such as Sina Weibo, Douban, Douyin, WeChat official accounts, and Xiaohongshu.
The information in question is purely malicious rumors, which have caused misunderstanding among the public and resulted in malicious speculations about Huangyang Tian Tian, seriously infringing upon her rights and resulting in an extremely negative social impact.
In light of the above-mentioned situation, our company, on behalf of Huangyang Tian Tian, solemnly states the following:
1. We urge the publishers and disseminators of the false information to immediately cease their actions [which are infringing upon our artist's rights] and delete the false content targeting Huangyang Tian Tian and her parents. We also request that the involved platforms take necessary measures to curb the spread of false information.
2. We call on the general public not to believe or spread rumors. Please refrain from sharing or amplifying false information to prevent further harm.
3. Our company has assigned lawyers to gather evidence regarding the above-mentioned infringing acts and will pursue full legal liability against the infringers in accordance with the law, in order to protect the lawful rights and interests of Huangyang Tian Tian.
Reasonable supervision from the public is an important force in maintaining social justice and the rule of law. Our company, Huangyang Tian Tian, and her parents are willing to accept reasonable supervision from the public, but will never tolerate any malicious slander and defamation. The internet is not beyond the law. We urge all netizens to be rational and objective, not to believe or spread rumors, in order to jointly establish and maintain a good and healthy online environment.
Thank you, everyone.
Source: Jimu News, China Securities Journal
