Only a Chinese sex scandal can have these very Chinese results! They just love their movie screen idols and their gossip stories without end.As great as life has been for my wife and me over the last ten years, we had long forgotten about the comically silly Moon Lee sex scandal that lead us to be where we were at. We were enjoying the “good life”, knowing with certainty that Moon would be suffering from self-deprecation, forced isolation and denial. It shocked me to learn that Phoenix TV, Hong Kong, through their Shanghai affiliate, offered her a two-hour interview with rapidly declining television journalist/personality, Ms. Lu Yu.
As expected, the TV interview allowed Moon Lee the unchallenged opportunity to lie about her divorce. Everything Moon Lee said about me, her ex-husband, and my wife was false; we all knew she had a real need to deny the truth. We expected as much and was not interested in joining in a debate in public about the matter. We knew that most sensible people in the world knew the truth anyway because Moon’s version does not pass the “common sense” test.
However, a close friend who is also an excellent attorney persuaded me to file a suit against HK Phoenix TV because she felt that they had caused harm by defamation in accordance with China laws. I had long realized that libel, slander and defamation charges are not possible between husband and wives according to US laws. So the premise was not to sue Moon for public lying (because I did not believe that I could be damaged by her silly lies that only the dumb and dumber would believe) but rather to do something to create hardship for Phoenix TV for being so prejudicially one-sided in the re-telling of such a societal tale of passion gone wild. So I agreed to spend some money and let the attorneys deal with the grief of suing a foreign media company doing business in China.
It took years to end up in Court that concluded recently. As the plaintiff, we technically lost in the verdict because our two main demands were not supported by the judge --- admittedly, I believe to be the right verdict according to US law. I asked Phoenix TV to pull the televised episodes so the public cannot see it and also asked for an apology. Yet, the TV company and producers had long ago pulled the two TV episodes off the market already. I did not get the apology because the judge correctly claimed that Phoenix TV had admitted in Court documents that their production was all for audience viewership and numbers rating and had not claimed any reliance on the truth. They just published whatever the interviewee said just for viewership and controversy, and therefore owes no one an apology for not being factual. All that I must totally agree with! If the infamous program hosted by Ms. Lu Yu is nothing but admittedly a gossip presentation, then a new truth has been established. That is all I can wish for! Now I know and everyone in China should know too.
Here is my perpetual message for Moon Lee as she continues to live a life of pretense:
Thank you for your scandalous sexual misconduct that left you “in the dust” and led me to a new and gratifying life. I was much less angered by your ridiculous sexual misconduct than in your unsuccessful and dishonest attempts to get rich quickly through divorce. In loving you, I was fooled by your acting; in leaving you, I found out easily that you never had the substance and character to stick with a family that is highly-educated, financially secure and well respected.
Dennis Law MD
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