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Straits Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Disgraced TV host Mickey Huang and actress Summer Meng said to have divorced
Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang and actress Summer Meng have reportedly divorced after five years of marriage. PHOTO: SUMMER MENG/FACEBOOK Disgraced TV host Mickey Huang and actress Summer Meng said to have divorced Taiwanese disgraced TV host Mickey Huang and his wife, actress Summer Meng, seem to have called it quits. This comes on the heels of Huang's various scandals, including possession of sexually explicit material involving minors. According to a tip-off received by Taiwanese news website CTWant, the couple have quietly completed divorce procedures, ending five years of marriage. Huang's appointed lawyer Hsiao Chi-yun neither denied nor confirmed the news when he was approached by CTWant, only saying: 'Thank you for your concern. They will place the family as priority.' Huang, 53, and Meng, 33, registered their marriage in March 2020 after dating for about seven years. Their plans to hold a wedding banquet were subsequently thwarted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Meng, known for roles in idol dramas such as Love, Timeless (2017) and Single Ladies Senior (2018), confirmed on social media in November 2021 that she was pregnant. She gave birth to their daughter in May 2022. Huang and Meng often shared about their family life on social media and were once seen as an enviable couple in Taiwan's entertainment industry. Huang, a prolific television presenter who has won several Golden Bell awards, fell from grace in June 2023. He was accused by two female netizens of sexual harassment that took place about 10 years ago. A criminal investigation into Huang was conducted, and he was indicted in May 2024 after raids on his residence and studio uncovered several pornographic videos. They included sexually explicit videos involving minors, which he bought online between 2017 and 2023. He was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined NT$100,000 (S$4,200) in December 2024 for possession of more than 2,200 sexually implicit images involving 35 minors. Both the prosecutors and Huang have appealed the ruling. Meng stood up by Huang throughout the whole saga, but she was criticised by netizens after she expressed support for him, with her acting career heavily affected. She quit the TV series The Thrifty Family (2024) in July 2023, with her role of a single mother taken over by actress Beatrice Fang. Netizens have also called for her role in the upcoming drama The World Between Us: After The Flames to be removed, threatening to boycott the show otherwise. The TV series is the second season of social drama The World Between Us, which was well-received by both critics and audiences when it aired in 2019. The production team has since confirmed that it is cutting down the size of Meng's role, without comprising the flow of the show. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Boston Globe
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Zach Johnson feeling a little nostalgic after stellar third round at Masters
'I don't hit the ball far enough to compete on some of these venues, but it doesn't mean I can't have a decent finish. It doesn't mean I can't make cuts. It doesn't mean I can't still do it,' said Johnson, who insisted that his game had been on an upswing this season. 'I don't know. Today was an extreme, obviously, example of the fruits of my labor showing up.' Johnson made the cut on the number at 2-over par on Friday. At the time he finished his third round Saturday, he was 4 under for the tournament and in a tie for 11th, a jump of 29 spots on the leaderboard. Advertisement His unexpected charge began hours before Justin Rose , Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leaders teed off with a 41-footer for eagle at the par-5 second. But it really got going at the ninth, when Johnson made the first of back-to-back birdies. At the famous par-3 12th, known as 'Golden Bell,' he stuck his approach from 155 yards inside 15 feet for another birdie. On the next, Johnson laid up short of Rae's Creek, hit a wedge to 2 feet and made birdie again. And that patient, conservative approach continued to pay off with another birdie at the par-5 15th, when Johnson dropped another tidy wedge within 3 feet. Advertisement His finest shot may have come at the par-3 16th, playing 170 yards over the water. Johnson stuck it inside a foot. 'I think the beauty of what they've done the last three days, if you will, has been some pins where you're like, 'OK, I can get after this,'' Johnson said. 'There's some pins where you're like, 'If I get out of shape here, I'm in trouble.' And then there's some where it is just like, 'Hold on. I just want to get out of here and put a par down.'' Johnson made exactly that at the difficult par-4 finishing hole to finish up his best round in the Masters. He was one of the few champions ever to finish over par in 2007, when Johnson ended up two shots ahead of Retief Goosen , Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods to win his green jacket. He had missed the cut two of the past three years — he hasn't won since he triumphed in a playoff in a 2015 British Open — and hasn't had a top-25 finish at the Masters since 2008. Johnson was quick to credit his pairing with Jon Rahm , the champion two years ago. They fed off each other as they played well before the leaders, and Rahm turned in a 2-under 70 that would've been better if not for back-to-back bogeys to finish it. Advertisement Johnson also drew inspiration from 67-year-old Bernhard Langer and 65-year-old Fred Couples , whom he considers something akin to contemporaries. Both of them came to the 18th on Friday with a chance to make the cut; Langer made bogey to miss it by one in his 41st and final Masters, and Couples bogeyed when he needed birdie to miss it by two. 'One-hundred percent, those are my guys. Those are the ones that you look to,' Johnson said. Scheffler falls behind The door was open all day for Scottie Scheffler . The defending Masters champion failed to take advantage time and time again, leaving him seven shots behind leader Rory McIlroy entering Sunday's final round leaving his bid to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three green jackets in four years in serious jeopardy. Scheffler wasn't particularly sharp all day and failed to give himself many birdie opportunities. In fact, he spent the vast majority of the day scrambling to save par and the reality is his even-par 72 could have been much worse. He is at 5-under 211 for the tournament. 'At times I felt good, at times I felt bad,' Scheffler said. 'I just couldn't really get anything going. I had to scramble a lot today, actually. I got off to a good start [with a birdie on No. 2], but after that I didn't really feel like I gave myself enough opportunities, and the opportunities that I did have, I didn't really quite take advantage of.' Lee penalized Min Woo Lee was penalized one stroke after his third round in the Masters after tournament officials determined he caused his ball to move on the 13th fairway. Advertisement The penalty turned his par on the hole into a bogey and his score into a 5-over 77. Augusta National said in a statement that Lee asked for an official after he noticed his ball has moved, and it was later determined that 'his actions near the ball did cause it to move.' Lee, a 26-year-old Australian with a big following on social media, won his first PGA Tour title two weeks ago at the Houston Open. He's playing in his fourth Masters, with his best finish a tie for 14th three years ago. He was on the mark Michael McDermott became the envy of the golf world — again. For the second time in three years, McDermott served as a non-competing marker at the Masters, this time playing alongside Tim Kim for 18 holes in the third round at Augusta National. When there's an odd number of players who make the cut at the Masters, the single player gets a playing partner — appointed by the club — to record his score. McDermott is the CEO of a financial services firm in Pennsylvania and a competitive amateur golfer. His participation on Saturday had fans saying on social media they wished they could take his place. McDermott isn't some weekend hacker. He has 10 major victories in the Golf Association of Philadelphia and won the association's amateur title in 2008, 2013 and 2016. He routinely drives the ball 300-plus yards, and Kim said McDermott didn't hold him up at all. 'He played great actually,' said Kim, who estimated McDermott would have shot in the 70s if he'd kept score. Advertisement Steve Reed of the Associated Press contributed to this story.
Fox Sports
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic. The former Masters champ shot 66, his best at Augusta National
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic after his third round at the Masters on Saturday. Probably felt a bit like the old days while he was playing it. The 49-year-old Johnson made six birdies during an eight-hole stretch making the turn, and despite a late bogey still managed to shoot 6-under 66. It was the best score by the 2007 champion in 65 career rounds at Augusta National, and one that seemed as if it came out of nowhere — he had gone 28 consecutive rounds at the Masters since his last in the 60s. 'I don't hit the ball far enough to compete on some of these venues, but it doesn't mean I can't have a decent finish. It doesn't mean I can't make cuts. It doesn't mean I can't still do it,' said Johnson, who insisted that his game had been on an upswing this season. 'I don't know. Today was an extreme, obviously, example of the fruits of my labor showing up.' Johnson made the cut on the number at 2-over par on Friday. At the time he finished his third round Saturday, he was 4 under for the tournament and in a tie for 11th, a jump of 29 spots on the leaderboard. His unexpected charge began hours before Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leaders teed off with a 41-footer for eagle at the par-5 second. But it really got going at the ninth, when Johnson made the first of back-to-back birdies. At the famous par-3 12th, known as 'Golden Bell,' he stuck his approach from 155 yards inside 15 feet for another birdie. On the next, Johnson laid up short of Rae's Creek, hit a wedge to 2 feet and made birdie again. And that patient, conservative approach continued to pay off with another birdie at the par-5 15th, when Johnson dropped another tidy wedge within 3 feet. His finest shot may have come at the par-3 16th, playing 170 yards over the water. Johnson stuck it inside a foot. 'I think the beauty of what they've done the last three days, if you will, has been some pins where you're like, 'OK, I can get after this,'" Johnson said. 'There's some pins where you're like, 'If I get out of shape here, I'm in trouble.' And then there's some where it is just like, 'Hold on. I just want to get out of here and put a par down.'' Johnson made exactly that at the difficult par-4 finishing hole to finish up his best round in the Masters. He was one of the few champions ever to finish over par in 2007, when Johnson ended up two shots ahead of Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods to win his green jacket. He had missed the cut two of the past three years — he hasn't won since he triumphed in a playoff in a 2015 British Open — and hasn't had a top-25 finish at the Masters since 2008. Johnson was quick to credit his pairing with Jon Rahm, the champion two years ago. They fed off each other as they played well before the leaders, and Rahm turned in a 2-under 70 that would've been better if not for back-to-back bogeys to finish it. Johnson also drew inspiration from 67-year-old Bernhard Langer and 65-year-old Fred Couples, whom he considers something akin to contemporaries. Both of them came to the 18th on Friday with a chance to make the cut; Langer made bogey to miss it by one in his 41st and final Masters, and Couples bogeyed when he needed birdie to miss it by two. 'One-hundred percent, those are my guys. Those are the ones that you look to,' Johnson said. 'Yeah, this place can bring out the absolute best in someone, and it starts either taking a left or right down that lane.' That would be Magnolia Lane. And at that point, Johnson allowed sentimentality to sweep over him. 'Taking somebody down Magnolia Lane for the first time is probably my favorite thing,' he said. 'I've seen people cry. Most people are smiling and they're turning on music and things of that nature. It's nostalgic. Yet for whatever reason, you've still got to be where your feet are, and I don't want to say I'm proud, but I'm very happy with the fact that I'm staying present, because you can get caught up in all that. It's really, really easy.' ___ AP Masters coverage: recommended
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic. The former Masters champ shot 66, his best at Augusta National
Zach Johnson plays on the sixth hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Zach Johnson hits from the bunker on the 12th hole during the second round at the Masters golf tournament, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Zach Johnson hits from the bunker on the 12th hole during the second round at the Masters golf tournament, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Zach Johnson plays on the sixth hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Zach Johnson hits from the bunker on the 12th hole during the second round at the Masters golf tournament, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic after his third round at the Masters on Saturday. Probably felt a bit like the old days while he was playing it. The 49-year-old Johnson made six birdies during an eight-hole stretch making the turn, and despite a late bogey still managed to shoot 6-under 66. It was the best score by the 2007 champion in 65 career rounds at Augusta National, and one that seemed as if it came out of nowhere — he had gone 28 consecutive rounds at the Masters since his last in the 60s. Advertisement 'I don't hit the ball far enough to compete on some of these venues, but it doesn't mean I can't have a decent finish. It doesn't mean I can't make cuts. It doesn't mean I can't still do it,' said Johnson, who insisted that his game had been on an upswing this season. 'I don't know. Today was an extreme, obviously, example of the fruits of my labor showing up.' Johnson made the cut on the number at 2-over par on Friday. At the time he finished his third round Saturday, he was 4 under for the tournament and in a tie for 11th, a jump of 29 spots on the leaderboard. His unexpected charge began hours before Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leaders teed off with a 41-footer for eagle at the par-5 second. But it really got going at the ninth, when Johnson made the first of back-to-back birdies. At the famous par-3 12th, known as 'Golden Bell,' he stuck his approach from 155 yards inside 15 feet for another birdie. On the next, Johnson laid up short of Rae's Creek, hit a wedge to 2 feet and made birdie again. And that patient, conservative approach continued to pay off with another birdie at the par-5 15th, when Johnson dropped another tidy wedge within 3 feet. Advertisement His finest shot may have come at the par-3 16th, playing 170 yards over the water. Johnson stuck it inside a foot. 'I think the beauty of what they've done the last three days, if you will, has been some pins where you're like, 'OK, I can get after this,'" Johnson said. 'There's some pins where you're like, 'If I get out of shape here, I'm in trouble.' And then there's some where it is just like, 'Hold on. I just want to get out of here and put a par down.'' Johnson made exactly that at the difficult par-4 finishing hole to finish up his best round in the Masters. He was one of the few champions ever to finish over par in 2007, when Johnson ended up two shots ahead of Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods to win his green jacket. He had missed the cut two of the past three years — he hasn't won since he triumphed in a playoff in a 2015 British Open — and hasn't had a top-25 finish at the Masters since 2008. Advertisement Johnson was quick to credit his pairing with Jon Rahm, the champion two years ago. They fed off each other as they played well before the leaders, and Rahm turned in a 2-under 70 that would've been better if not for back-to-back bogeys to finish it. Johnson also drew inspiration from 67-year-old Bernhard Langer and 65-year-old Fred Couples, whom he considers something akin to contemporaries. Both of them came to the 18th on Friday with a chance to make the cut; Langer made bogey to miss it by one in his 41st and final Masters, and Couples bogeyed when he needed birdie to miss it by two. 'One-hundred percent, those are my guys. Those are the ones that you look to,' Johnson said. 'Yeah, this place can bring out the absolute best in someone, and it starts either taking a left or right down that lane.' That would be Magnolia Lane. And at that point, Johnson allowed sentimentality to sweep over him. Advertisement 'Taking somebody down Magnolia Lane for the first time is probably my favorite thing,' he said. 'I've seen people cry. Most people are smiling and they're turning on music and things of that nature. It's nostalgic. Yet for whatever reason, you've still got to be where your feet are, and I don't want to say I'm proud, but I'm very happy with the fact that I'm staying present, because you can get caught up in all that. It's really, really easy.' ___ AP Masters coverage:
Associated Press
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic. The former Masters champ shot 66, his best at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Zach Johnson was feeling nostalgic after his third round at the Masters on Saturday. Probably felt a bit like the old days while he was playing it. The 49-year-old Johnson made six birdies during an eight-hole stretch making the turn, and despite a late bogey still managed to shoot 6-under 66. It was the best score by the 2007 champion in 65 career rounds at Augusta National, and one that seemed as if it came out of nowhere — he had gone 28 consecutive rounds at the Masters since his last in the 60s. 'I don't hit the ball far enough to compete on some of these venues, but it doesn't mean I can't have a decent finish. It doesn't mean I can't make cuts. It doesn't mean I can't still do it,' said Johnson, who insisted that his game had been on an upswing this season. 'I don't know. Today was an extreme, obviously, example of the fruits of my labor showing up.' Johnson made the cut on the number at 2-over par on Friday. At the time he finished his third round Saturday, he was 4 under for the tournament and in a tie for 11th, a jump of 29 spots on the leaderboard. His unexpected charge began hours before Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the leaders teed off with a 41-footer for eagle at the par-5 second. But it really got going at the ninth, when Johnson made the first of back-to-back birdies. At the famous par-3 12th, known as 'Golden Bell,' he stuck his approach from 155 yards inside 15 feet for another birdie. On the next, Johnson laid up short of Rae's Creek, hit a wedge to 2 feet and made birdie again. And that patient, conservative approach continued to pay off with another birdie at the par-5 15th, when Johnson dropped another tidy wedge within 3 feet. His finest shot may have come at the par-3 16th, playing 170 yards over the water. Johnson stuck it inside a foot. 'I think the beauty of what they've done the last three days, if you will, has been some pins where you're like, 'OK, I can get after this,'' Johnson said. 'There's some pins where you're like, 'If I get out of shape here, I'm in trouble.' And then there's some where it is just like, 'Hold on. I just want to get out of here and put a par down.'' Johnson made exactly that at the difficult par-4 finishing hole to finish up his best round in the Masters. He was one of the few champions ever to finish over par in 2007, when Johnson ended up two shots ahead of Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods to win his green jacket. He had missed the cut two of the past three years — he hasn't won since he triumphed in a playoff in a 2015 British Open — and hasn't had a top-25 finish at the Masters since 2008. Johnson was quick to credit his pairing with Jon Rahm, the champion two years ago. They fed off each other as they played well before the leaders, and Rahm turned in a 2-under 70 that would've been better if not for back-to-back bogeys to finish it. Johnson also drew inspiration from 67-year-old Bernhard Langer and 65-year-old Fred Couples, whom he considers something akin to contemporaries. Both of them came to the 18th on Friday with a chance to make the cut; Langer made bogey to miss it by one in his 41st and final Masters, and Couples bogeyed when he needed birdie to miss it by two. 'One-hundred percent, those are my guys. Those are the ones that you look to,' Johnson said. 'Yeah, this place can bring out the absolute best in someone, and it starts either taking a left or right down that lane.' That would be Magnolia Lane. And at that point, Johnson allowed sentimentality to sweep over him. 'Taking somebody down Magnolia Lane for the first time is probably my favorite thing,' he said. 'I've seen people cry. Most people are smiling and they're turning on music and things of that nature. It's nostalgic. Yet for whatever reason, you've still got to be where your feet are, and I don't want to say I'm proud, but I'm very happy with the fact that I'm staying present, because you can get caught up in all that. It's really, really easy.' ___ AP Masters coverage:
