Ex Assistant Of Eleanor Lee To Make Public Apology, Compensate Losses For Fabricating Clip Of Actress Insulting China

It's been almost two months since China-based Singaporean actress Eleanor Lee's reputation was dragged through the mud.

Back in May, the 25-year-old was faced massive public backlash after an alleged voice clip of Eleanor insulting Mainland Chinese was leaked by her former assistant Xiao Pang.

The incident led to talk that she would be edited out of new drama Fu Shan Hai aka Go to the Mountains and Sea in which she has a starring role.

The actress maintained that she's innocent, and on May 21, posted a video on her socials to share that she has filed a police report and is fully cooperating with the investigation. She remained under the radar since. 

While everyone has been curious about Eleanor's whereabouts, her team took to Weibo today (Jul 29) to share that they have won the lawsuit against Xiao Pang.

According to the legal statement, the court issued a judgement on June 23 and it came into effect on July 17. 

It noted that Eleanor's former assistant had disseminated false information online, which infringed Eleanor's right to reputation, caused her psychological harm and affected her commercial activities.

Prior to the lawsuit, Xiao Pang had admitted on her socials that the recording was fabricated. At that time, Xiao Pang also apologised to Eleanor and urged the public to stop spreading the false rumours.

"Based on this, the court ruled that the defendant must publish a signed apology to Eleanor Lee at a designated location on Sina Weibo for 60 consecutive days, and compensate for emotional distress, legal expenses, and other economic losses," it read.

Additionally, the legal team has collected evidence and identified over 10 social media accounts that maliciously fabricated and spread false information about the actress.

They will continue to monitor these users, stating that if relevant online users do not promptly delete the infringing content after the statement is published, or continue their infringing behaviour, the lawyers will gather further evidence and take legal action on behalf of their client.

Eleanor's team also reposted the statement to reiterate her love for China.

"Eleanor Lee has always loved and respected Chinese culture and firmly upholds her own stance," they wrote.

"The studio is committed to protecting her legal rights and calls on everyone not to believe or spread rumours, to jointly resist false information, and work together in creating a clean and positive online environment."

So when is Eleanor making her comeback?