The Chinese star’s lenghty Weibo post apologizing for cheating on his wife of six years, actress Ma Yili, attracted 2.5 million comments in 10 hours.
Chinese actor Wen Zhang has set a slew of social media records in China – but they’re probably not titles he’s proud of.
Within 10 hours, the post it had attracted over 2.5 million comments and was retweeted more than 1 million times – both new records for Weibo.
Ellen‘s famous Oscar selfie was retweeted more than 1.8 million times in the first hour, breaking the previous Twitter record set by President Barack Obama after his re-election.
“I have brought this upon myself. A mistake is a mistake. This has nothing to do with anyone else,” Wen wrote. “Today, I am willing to accept all the consequences. I’ve let down Ma Yili and our children. My mistake does not deserve to be forgiven, and it will be difficult for me to make amends for all the harm I’ve caused. But I want to do it. I have to do it. This is what I’ll do for the rest of my life.”
Shortly after his Ma, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, replied with a briefer, and perhaps more eloquent message: “Being in love is easy, being married is not. It is to be cherished,” she wrote
Her missive has garnered more than 650,000 retweets and nearly a million comments.
Wen is a rising star in China’s movie industry. He appeared in Stephen Chow‘s 2013 box office smash hit Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, which grossed $204 million locally. He also co-stared opposite Jet Li in last year’s hit police action hit Badges of Fury.
