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Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Quan Yifeng disputes Addy Lee's claim: She made $400k over 3 months from livestreaming, not $300k in a month
Quan Yifeng disputes Addy Lee's claim: She made $400k over 3 months from livestreaming, not $300k in a month Lim Ruey Yan The Straits Times May 16, 2025 Local TV host Quan Yifeng has broken her silence on her fallout with local celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee, detailing in a recent interview what went down between them. Lee, 54, hosted a Facebook live stream for two consecutive nights on May 13 and 14, bringing up his beef with Quan, 51, after her daughter Eleanor Lee hogged headlines last week for allegedly making derogatory comments about the people of China. The 25-year-old China-based Singaporean actress has denied making such remarks, but the incident dealt a major blow to her burgeoning career in the country. Addy Lee then implied that what happened to Eleanor was "karmic retribution". In his rambling six-hour tirade on May 13, the Malaysia-born personality said he and Quan were "close like family" for over two decades. However, their relationship soured after she stopped conducting live-stream sales together with him and moved out of his home, where she and her daughter had stayed temporarily for a few months during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Lee explained that during the pandemic, he had to foot his ill parents' medical expenses. His 10 hair salons also needed a cash turnover. He added that he had to make money through live streaming as he could have gone bankrupt any time. He then called Quan "heartless" for leaving him when he was facing a crisis. Responding to his claims, Quan told local Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in an exclusive interview on May 15: "He owned a $3 million property, drove a luxury car and had several assistants then. He never told me he was in financial trouble." She said they began doing live streaming together after Lee told her that he saw a business opportunity in the area. Quan said that on top of working more than 10 hours hosting shows at her day job, she continued with live streaming at night at Lee's home. She added that the longest live stream session was 14 straight hours. "I was so tired during those three months," she said, adding that it was not the main reason she quit live streaming with Lee. Quan, a Mediacorp artiste, said her management had noticed she was earning additional income through that avenue, and it was inappropriate to do so while she was still an employee with the broadcaster. She also disputed Lee's claim that he helped her earn $300,000 in one month doing live-stream sales, saying that it was actually $400,000 in three months. "That was like money falling from the sky and it was the first time I saw such a large sum of income," she told Zaobao. "He said it was more than what I made in a year at Mediacorp, and asked me not to be a host but to sell goods together with him." Lee began to sell a range of products that he developed, and she felt guilty promoting them as she did not understand them fully. She also felt she was exploiting her over 260,000 Facebook followers, who had bought large quantities to support her. Quan and Eleanor eventually moved out of Lee's home, and she said she penned him a long farewell letter. "I am following the principle of friends parting on good terms," she told Zaobao. "We should cherish each other if we are fated to be together, but we can slowly fade out of each other's lives if we are not fated to be together." Quan remains perplexed over Lee's accusation that she and Eleanor had been "ungrateful". "After all, we used to be friends. I don't know where his bottom line is," she said. "His criticisms have no effect on me." Click here to contribute a story or submit it to our WhatsApp Get more of Stomp's latest updates by following us on:
New Paper
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Paper
'His criticisms have no effect on me': Quan Yifeng addresses fallout with former friend Addy Lee
Local TV host Quan Yifeng has broken her silence on her fallout with local celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee, detailing in a recent interview what went down between them. Lee, 54, hosted a Facebook live stream for two consecutive nights on May 13 and 14, bringing up his beef with Quan, 51, after her daughter Eleanor Lee hogged headlines last week for allegedly making derogatory comments about the people of China. The 25-year-old China-based Singaporean actress has denied making such remarks, but the incident dealt a major blow to her burgeoning career in the country. Addy Lee then implied that what happened to Eleanor was "karmic retribution". In his rambling six-hour tirade on May 13, the Malaysia-born personality said he and Quan were "close like family" for over two decades. However, their relationship soured after she stopped conducting live-stream sales together with him and moved out of his home, where she and her daughter had stayed temporarily for a few months during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Lee explained that during the pandemic, he had to foot his ill parents' medical expenses. His 10 hair salons also needed a cash turnover. He added that he had to make money through live streaming as he could have gone bankrupt any time. He then called Quan "heartless" for leaving him when he was facing a crisis. Responding to his claims, Quan told local Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in an exclusive interview on May 15: "He owned a $3 million property, drove a luxury car and had several assistants then. He never told me he was in financial trouble." She said they began doing live streaming together after Lee told her that he saw a business opportunity in the area. Quan said that on top of working more than 10 hours hosting shows at her day job, she continued with live streaming at night at Lee's home. She added that the longest live stream session was 14 straight hours. "I was so tired during those three months," she said, adding that it was not the main reason she quit live streaming with Lee. Quan, a Mediacorp artiste, said her management had noticed she was earning additional income through that avenue, and it was inappropriate to do so while she was still an employee with the broadcaster. She also disputed Lee's claim that he helped her earn $300,000 in one month doing live-stream sales, saying that it was actually $400,000 in three months. "That was like money falling from the sky and it was the first time I saw such a large sum of income," she told Zaobao. "He said it was more than what I made in a year at Mediacorp, and asked me not to be a host but to sell goods together with him." Lee began to sell a range of products that he developed, and she felt guilty promoting them as she did not understand them fully. She also felt she was exploiting her over 260,000 Facebook followers, who had bought large quantities to support her. Quan and Eleanor eventually moved out of Lee's home, and she said she penned him a long farewell letter. "I am following the principle of friends parting on good terms," she told Zaobao. "We should cherish each other if we are fated to be together, but we can slowly fade out of each other's lives if we are not fated to be together." Quan remains perplexed over Lee's accusation that she and Eleanor had been "ungrateful". "After all, we used to be friends. I don't know where his bottom line is," she said. "His criticisms have no effect on me."
The Star
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
TV host Quan Yifeng addresses fallout with former friend M'sian-born Addy Lee
Addy Lee (left) has said that he and Quan Yifeng were 'close like family' for over two decades before that relationship soured. Photos: Addy Lee/Facebook, Quan Yifeng/Instagram Singaporean TV host Quan Yifeng has broken her silence on her fallout with Malaysian-born celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee, detailing in a recent interview what went down between them. Lee, 54, hosted a Facebook live stream for two consecutive nights on May 13 and 14, bringing up his beef with Quan, 51, after her daughter Eleanor Lee hogged headlines last week for allegedly making derogatory comments about the people of China. The 25-year-old China-based Singaporean actress has denied making such remarks, but the incident dealt a major blow to her burgeoning career in the country. Addy Lee then implied that what happened to Eleanor was 'karmic retribution'. In his rambling six-hour tirade on May 13, Lee said he and Quan were 'close like family' for over two decades. However, their relationship soured after she stopped conducting live-stream sales together with him and moved out of his home, where she and her daughter had stayed temporarily for three months during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Lee explained during the pandemic, he had to foot his ill parents' medical expenses, and his 10 hair salons also needed a cash turnover. He added that he had to make money through live streaming as he could have gone bankrupt at any time then. He then called Quan 'ungrateful' and 'heartless' for leaving him when he was facing a crisis. Responding to his claims, Quan told local Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in an exclusive interview on May 15: 'He owned a S$3mil (RM9.92mil) property, drove a luxury car and had several assistants then. He never told me he was in financial trouble.' She said they began doing live streaming together after Lee told her that he saw a business opportunity in the area. Quan said that on top of working more than 10 hours hosting shows at her day job, she continued with live streaming at night at Lee's home. She added that the longest live stream session was 14 straight hours. 'I was so tired during those three months,' she said, adding that it was the main reason she quit live streaming with Lee. Quan, a Mediacorp artiste, said her management had noticed she was earning additional income through that avenue, and it was inappropriate to do so while she was still an employee with the broadcaster. She also disputed Lee's claim that he helped her earn S$300,000 (RM992,295.70) in one month doing live-stream sales, saying that it was actually S$400,000 (RM1.32mil) in three months. 'That was like money falling from the sky and it was the first time I saw such a large sum of income,' she told Zaobao . 'He said it was more than what I made in a year at Mediacorp, and asked me not to be a host but to sell goods together with him.' Lee began to sell a range of products that he developed, and she felt guilty promoting them as she did not understand them fully. She also felt she was exploiting her over 260,000 Facebook followers, who had bought large quantities to support her. Quan and Eleanor eventually moved out of Lee's home, and she said she penned him a long farewell letter. 'I am following the principle of friends parting on good terms,' she told Zaobao . 'We should cherish each other if we are fated to be together, but we can slowly fade out of each other's lives if we are not fated to be together.' Quan remains perplexed over Lee's accusation that she and Eleanor had been 'ungrateful'. 'After all, we used to be friends. I don't know where his bottom line is,' she said. 'His criticisms have no effect on me.' – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Quan Yifeng addresses fallout with celeb hairstylist Addy Lee and claims of being ‘ungrateful'
Quan Yifeng and Addy Lee in 2014. Lee brought up his long-standing beef with Quan after her daughter's recent controversy. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO FILE SINGAPORE – Local TV host Quan Yifeng has broken her silence on her fallout with local celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee, detailing in a recent interview what went down between them. Lee, 54, hosted a Facebook live stream for two consecutive nights on May 13 and 14, bringing up his beef with Quan, 51, after her daughter Eleanor Lee hogged headlines last week for allegedly making derogatory comments about the people of China. The 25-year-old China-based Singaporean actress has denied making such remarks, but the incident dealt a major blow to her burgeoning career in the country. Addy Lee then implied that what happened to Eleanor was 'karmic retribution'. In his rambling six-hour tirade on May 13, the Malaysia-born personality said he and Quan were 'close like family' for over two decades. However, their relationship soured after she stopped conducting live-stream sales together with him and moved out of his home, where she and her daughter had stayed temporarily for three months during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Lee explained during the pandemic, he had to foot his ill parents' medical expenses, and his 10 hair salons also needed a cash turnover. He added that he had to make money through live streaming as he could have gone bankrupt at any time then. He then called Quan 'ungrateful' and 'heartless' for leaving him when he was facing a crisis. Responding to his claims, Quan told local Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao in an exclusive interview on May 15: 'He owned a $3 million property, drove a luxury car and had several assistants then. He never told me he was in financial trouble.' She said they began doing live streaming together after Lee told her that he saw a business opportunity in the area. Quan said that on top of working more than 10 hours hosting shows at her day job, she continued with live streaming at night at Lee's home. She added that the longest live stream session was 14 straight hours. 'I was so tired during those three months,' she said, adding that it was the main reason she quit live streaming with Lee. Quan, a Mediacorp artiste, said her management had noticed she was earning additional income through that avenue, and it was inappropriate to do so while she was still an employee with the broadcaster. She also disputed Lee's claim that he helped her earn $300,000 in one month doing live-stream sales, saying that it was actually $400,000 in three months. 'That was like money falling from the sky and it was the first time I saw such a large amount of money coming in,' she told Zaobao. 'He said it was more than what I made in a year at MediaCorp, and asked me not to be a host but to sell goods together with him.' Lee began to sell a range of products that he developed, and she felt guilty promoting them as she did not understand them fully. She also felt she was exploiting her over 260,000 Facebook followers, who had bought large quantities to support her. Quan and Eleanor eventually moved out of Lee's home, and she said she penned him a long farewell letter. 'I am following the principle of friends parting on good terms,' she told Zaobao. 'We should cherish each other if we are fated to be together, but we can slowly fade out of each other's lives if we are not fated to be together.' Quan remains perplexed over Lee's accusation that she and Eleanor had been 'ungrateful'. 'After all, we used to be friends. I don't know where his bottom line is,' he said. 'His criticisms have no effect on me.' Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
CNA
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Former celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee slams ex-best friend Quan Yifeng and her daughter Eleanor Lee on 6-hour livestream
1. ADDY LEE CLAIMED QUAN MADE S$300,000 FROM DOING LIVESTREAM SALES WITH HIM According to Addy Lee, when Quan joined him on his livestreams, during which he mainly sold his hair care products, he always had to do what Quan wanted and follow her wishes. He added she has always been the kind to "get angry easily", further describing her as "overbearing". 'She would always string me along, and sometimes I had to put up with her temper tantrums," he said. He claimed she was upset she had to sell products on livestream and insinuated that Addy Lee had rode on her fame to become a successful livestreamer. In one instance, she made her unhappiness very obvious by ignoring Addy Lee, refusing to engage with him on a stream. He said the experience left him feeling very 'insulted'. He said Quan was getting paid to do livestream sales with him and she actually made S$300,000 during that time. "More than what she would normally make in a year," he said. 'After earning S$300,000, she threw a tantrum," ranted Addy Lee. "Those who watched my streams would know... she sat there and ignored me. I heard from my assistant that when mother and daughter were having a meal, they [talked about how] I was making use of her fame.' 2. QUAN AND ELEANOR LEE ALLEGEDLY MOVED INTO ADDY LEE'S HOME WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE BOYFRIENDS AND DID NOT PAY RENT Addy Lee said after Quan sold her house, she and Eleanor Lee moved into his place with their respective boyfriends. "No, they did not pay a single cent," said Addy Lee when a viewer asked if they paid rent. He added that whenever Quan and Eleanor Lee needed anything, he would get his helper to buy it for them. Addy Lee, however, did not interact with Quan much during this period as there was already tension brewing from the livestream incident. He said Quan eventually moved out, and she sent him a text expressing her wish to 'talk things out' with him. She also apologised for imposing on him. In Addy Lee's reply to Quan, he admitted he was very hurt by her, especially because he saw her as a family member. 3. HE DOES NOT TREAT ELEANOR AS HIS GODDAUGHTER ANYMORE That text was the last exchange between Addy Lee and Quan. It was around four years ago. Addy Lee said he has since been asking others to stop calling Eleanor Lee his goddaughter. He claimed he is only airing his grievances now as he no longer wants his name and photos included in reports on Eleanor Lee's scandal. He also emphasised that Quan is not a 'bad person', but just someone with 'a very bad temper'. 4. ELEANOR WENT TO GET HER HAIR STYLED BY ADDY LEE'S RUMOURED LONG-TIME RIVAL DAVID GAN JUST DAYS AFTER MOVING OUT OF ADDY LEE'S HOME Addy Lee said his fight was not with Eleanor Lee, but with Quan. He felt Eleanor Lee, who was already an adult, should have helped mediate the situation instead of completely dropping him from her life as well. A few days after moving out from his place, Quan took Eleanor Lee to get her hair done at Passion Hair Salon, which is owned by celebrity hairstylist David Gan. For those who don't know, David Gan and Addy Lee have long been rumoured to be rivals in Singapore's hairstyling scene. Addy Lee also claimed Eleanor Lee later thanked Gan on Instagram for 'saving her damaged hair', implying that one of Addy Lee's hairstylists from Monsoon Hair Salon had ruined her hair. Addy Lee was slighted by the caption, adding that it was not only harmful to his stylist's reputation, Eleanor Lee was also being very ungrateful. 5. HE CLAIMED ELEANOR LEE NEVER ONCE BOUGHT HIM A MEAL TO THANK HIM FOR HELPING HER GET HER START IN CHINA'S SHOW BUSINESS SCENE Addy Lee claimed he played a big part in helping Quan raise Eleanor Lee. He took Eleanor Lee shopping for luxury goods, contributed to her education and holiday expenses and taught her proper manners and etiquette as a child. When Eleanor Lee wanted to venture into the China show business scene, he helped land her a commercial gig with Apple. He said he even hired a coach to teach her how to catwalk and perfect her facial expressions. He claimed she never bought him a single meal to thank him, though Quan might have done so 'once or twice'. He again emphasised that he was hurt Eleanor Lee did not get in touch with him after his falling out with her mum. Addy Lee added that Eleanor Lee has inherited her mum's bad temper. 'Her temper has gotten worse with fame," he said.
