Edmund Chen and former ‘employee’ in legal tussle

SINGAPORE — The woman who allegedly conned local actor Edmund Chen, taking around S$11,000 of his money, has sued him for defamation.

The woman announced on Weibo that “I have already instructed my lawyer to take legal action against Chen over his allegations and his claims” on May 17. The following day, she confirmed this with Lianhe Wanbao.

TODAY understands that her suit comes in response to Chen’s own lawsuit against her.

Chen, who is represented by lawyer Samuel Seow, filed a suit against the woman on May 8.

The 56-year-old actor was not available for further comment, or to give details on the lawsuit.

Chen claimed that the woman, aged 30, had got close to his family, including his wife, Xiang Yun, and his daughter, 17-year-old Yi Xin.

He claimed that he gave her money amounting to some S$11,000 when he sensed that she had financial difficulties. In return, the woman then allegedly began to work unofficially for him to pay off the debt, said Chen. He claimed that she began to represent him in public relations matters having to do with his Little Red Dot book. Eventually, she supposedly took over his Facebook account, and began to agree to him appearing at events, without his prior consent.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, the woman, who went by the name of Miss H, has denied Chen’s claims.