Taiwanese singer Jay Chou and Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming have reacted to speculation linking them to claims that an unidentified male superstar had racked up gambling debts at a casino in Macau.
Rumours began circulating on Chinese social media on March 10 that a certain “super A-lister” recently gambled for seven straight days there and lost about 1.03 billion yuan (S$189 million).
The rumours also alleged that he had to mortgage three luxury homes and a private jet to pay off the debts.
Netizens began speculating who the artiste was as he was not named in the posts. Beside Chou and Huang, Chinese actors Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang, as well as Chinese singer Wang Feng, were also brought up.
Chou’s label JVR Music took to Weibo on…