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Faye Wong, Li Ya Peng to end marriage?

SINGAPORE – Are Faye Wong and her actor husband Li Ya Peng headed towards divorce?

IN HAPPIER TIMES: (L-R, anti-clockwise) Tony Leung, Li Yapeng, Li Yan, Faye Wong, Carina Lau, Na Ying and (Na Ying's husband) Meng Tong at 7-year-old Li Yan's birthday party in May this year. (Photo: Carina Lau's Weibo)

IN HAPPIER TIMES: (L-R, anti-clockwise) Tony Leung, Li Yapeng, Li Yan, Faye Wong, Carina Lau, Na Ying and (Na Ying's husband) Meng Tong at 7-year-old Li Yan's birthday party in May this year. (Photo: Carina Lau's Weibo)

SINGAPORE – Are Faye Wong and her actor husband Li Ya Peng headed towards divorce? The singer took to Chinese microblogging site Weibo to announce the decision. "Our fate as husband and wife ends here. I am very well. You take care too," said Wong, with a smiling emoticon, in a cryptic post. Her husband of eight years, actor Li Ya Peng, appeared to confirm the news in a note on his own Weibo. "I wanted a family, but you’re destined to be a legend. I will miss the good times we’ve spent together in the last 10 years." The 41-year-old also suggested that it was Wong’s decision to end the marriage. "I love you like I did before. Letting go is the only thing I can do for you now. I hope you are happy now." Naturally, the Internet has been abuzz with over 478,000 re-posts, and 216,000 comments from fans and netizens. "This can’t be. Her songs encouraged me, when I was at the lowest point of my life. Can there not be love in the entertainment business?" queried one. Others were a little more encouraging and supportive of Wong’s decision. "Faye Wong is my favourite female artiste. For the sake of love, she left the entertainment industry to give birth to her daughter at the height of her career. For the sake of love, she ignored what society said, and had a relationship with Nicholas Tse, who is 10 years younger than she is. I have respect for her, because she lives for love, and also because she’s always been confident, and she’s always been able to love." But there were those who questioned such a move. "How many times is she going to get a divorce? She’s not young anymore. She was irresponsible with her first child. And now to the second child too. Are all celebrities and rich people like that? Just satisfy their children with money? It’s so irresponsible." In his note, Li said the couple’s seven-year-old daughter, Li Yan, will be living with him in the future. The actor added that the couple will not face any problems splitting their finances, as they have always managed their money separately. Wong was previously married to Chinese musician Dou Wei. They have a sixteen-year-old daughter, Dou Jingtong.

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