Andy Hui cheating on Sammi Cheng: Getting all riled up over betrayal

Why is the public so angry and upset with Andy Hui over the infidelity scandal? The Straits Times takes a look at the reasons

Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui (above, in a file photo) first got together in 1991 when they recorded a duet.
Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui first got together in 1991 when they recorded a duet. PHOTO: APPLE DAILY
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There was an uproar when Hong Kong singer Andy Hui was caught cheating on his pop star wife Sammi Cheng. After a video of him making out with TVB actress Jacqueline Wong in the back of a taxi was uploaded by Hong Kong's Apple Daily News on April 16, netizens pilloried him, with some even asking him to quit show business.

Why is it that this affair has riled people up?

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 23, 2019, with the headline Andy Hui cheating on Sammi Cheng: Getting all riled up over betrayal. Subscribe