Shocking personal stories of Vietnamese artists in 2016

Dam Vinh Hung revealed that he paid his mother 20 billion in debt, Minh Beo committed pedophilia, and beauty queen Ky Duyen smoked... are pieces of information that caused public controversy in the past year.

Dam Vinh Hung

In the last days of 2016, Dam Vinh Hung recorded a live video telling the story of his mother - Mrs. Tran Thi Tho - borrowing the male singer's name to borrow up to 20 billion VND to gamble, the monthly interest amounting to several hundred million VND. In addition to acquaintances, his mother also borrowed a lot of money from gangsters, causing these people to often come to Dam Vinh Hung's house to quarrel, threaten or send debt papers to the stages where he performed.

The male singer shared in tears that he knew this would shock many people, however he was forced to speak up to prevent his mother from borrowing money indiscriminately, affecting her children and grandchildren. To help his mother overcome her gambling addiction, Dam Vinh Hung once took her to the US to live with her sister, but in the end she cried and begged to return because she was not used to life here.

The incident caused a great deal of controversy in public opinion. Many people disagreed with the harsh words he used for his parents. However, most expressed sympathy when they learned his purpose of making the story public. After the above video, many friends and colleagues such as Duong Trieu Vu, Ho Ngoc Ha, Thanh Thao, Le Quyen, Hong Ngoc... expressed their sympathy and hoped that the male singer would soon overcome his family's difficulties.

Miss Ky Duyen

2016 was considered an unlucky year for Miss Ky Duyen as she was constantly involved in scandals about her personal life. In May and July, the beauty upset the organizers by arriving late to designer Adrian Anh Tuan’s fashion show and the Miss Vietnam press conference.

The incident had not yet "cooled down", the beauty's image was affected again when a video of her smoking in a coffee shop was posted on social networks. Public opinion reacted harshly, some opinions said that she deserved to be stripped of her crown. After three meetings and consultations with the authorities, the organizing committee of Miss Vietnam 2016 decided to reprimand, not allow Ky Duyen to accompany the final round and remove all images promoting the contest of her.

Most recently, images of her smoking, inhaling laughing gas and passionately kissing her boyfriend were also spread. Ky Duyen explained that the smoking photos were secretly taken in February 2016, when she was traveling abroad with friends. Currently, the beauty has quit smoking. However, the latest scandal has also significantly affected the image that the beauty queen is trying to rebuild in the hearts of the audience. She was asked to explain the incident.

Minh Beo

Actor Minh Beo went to the US to perform in California on March 18. By the end of March 2016, the news that Minh Beo was arrested in the US for child molestation became a shock to the public. According to the Orange County prosecutor, on March 20, the actor approached a group of dancers participating in a radio talent show in Huntington Beach. He was accused of sexually abusing a boy during a work session on March 23. The boy's family reported the incident to the police and authorities quickly investigated and arrested the actor.

The Orange County District Attorney's Office said Minh Beo was charged with three crimes, including: Oral sex with a minor, lewd acts with a child under 14 years old, and soliciting a child to commit lewd acts.

After seven trials, Minh Beo was sentenced to 18 months in prison. However, the day he appeared in court for the last time was also the day he was about to finish his sentence, because according to Orange County law, if the sentence is two days, the inmate only needs to serve one day in jail.

On the morning of December 21, the comedian returned to Ho Chi Minh City. He made the audience angry when he shared happy pictures when he just returned home and did not apologize to his fans for what he had done. Some opinions suggested that the authorities should have regulations to punish or ban artists who commit crimes.

Thu Minh

At the end of July, Thu Minh and her husband were accused of fraud and embezzlement by a wood company. This company claimed that Thu Minh's husband's company received the goods without paying, the debt amounted to nearly 20 billion VND and put his company in a difficult situation. Thu Minh explained that the reason for the incident was that the partner provided poor quality products, and she herself had to convince her husband to pay a sum to pay the salaries of the above company's employees.

Amidst the noise, Thu Minh said there is nothing to be afraid of because she did nothing wrong, everything will be judged based on the law.

In an interview with a newspaper, Thu Minh said: "Any business that says they cooperate with my husband because they trust in my reputation is really naive. If they still think like that, it's not difficult to understand why their business failed."

Sharing is controversial because many people believe that in business, cooperation based on reputation and friendship is very important.

According to VNE