Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang attempts self-mutilation after sexual harassment allegations
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TAIPEI â Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang, who is known for his positive image, has become the latest celebrity caught in Taiwanâs #MeToo movement.
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The 51-year-old comedian responded to allegations of sexual harassment and issued an apology in three videos on his Facebook page on Monday. He then deleted his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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According to the Taiwanese media, Huang was taken to hospital after attempting self-mutilation and was said to be in a stable condition.
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Early on Monday, a female netizen by the name of Zofia accused an unnamed celebrity of sexual harassment which took place more than 10 years ago.
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Zofia said she knew him through friends in school when she was 17.
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âI thanked him for encouraging me to write, and playing the songs I wrote on the radio station he hosted,â she wrote. âHowever, I didnât expect him to come to my dormitory at night and ask me to get into his car.â
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Zofia said he kissed her without asking for approval and said he liked her.
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âI was so scared at the time that I couldnât speak and didnât know how to react,â she wrote. âHe apologised sincerely and I accepted his apology.â
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Zofia recalled a second incident in Taichung, where he was hosting an event.
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She said she was nearby and could visit him, and he said they could meet at a hotel room.
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âIt was fine initially, then he said he wanted to hold an art exhibition,â Zofia wrote. âHe asked me to take off my shirt and let him take a picture, as he stressed repeatedly that it was for art.â
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She said she did so due to his positive image and as she was quite young at the time.
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âHowever, I couldnât control my emotions of regret and fear at the time, and I couldnât control my tears too,â she said. âI still remember him taking pictures while I was crying as he said: âYou look beautiful even when you are in tears.â I feel nauseous whenever this sentence crosses my mind.â
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Zofia, who is now married and a mother, said her husband asked her why she met Huang a second time.
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She came up with three reasons.
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âFirst, because he apologised sincerely. Second, his image was so good, I believed he would not do anything out of line. And third, I was too young and stupid,â she wrote.
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Huang, who appeared on Monday morning in a video on Facebook, admitted he was the person mentioned in Zofiaâs Facebook post. He is married to Taiwanese actress Summer Meng, 31, and they have a one-year-old daughter.
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He said in the first video: âI have been working very hard to change myself in the last 10 years after I met Summer, and I have done my best all these years.â
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He added: âI also want to try harder after having a child, but I could not change things which had happened. It is too late, no matter how well I have done or how much I have helped.â
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He also made allegations against more than 10 other Taiwanese artistes in the video. Some of them have threatened to sue.
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Cue. (2023b, June 19). Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang attempts self-mutilation after sexual harassment allegations. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/taiwanese-tv-host-mickey-huang-attempts-self-mutilation-after-sexual-harassment-allegations