RIP Bai Jing

[GeneChing]

What a tragic loss. I never saw Kung Fu Wing Chun (2010).

Actress Bai Jing killed in alleged murder-suicide
By Zhang Rui China.org.cn, February 29, 2012


Chinese actress Bai Jing [File photo]

Chinese actress Bai Jing, 29, was killed allegedly in a domestic dispute with her husband on Tuesday at their home in Beijing's eastern Chaoyang District, police said.

The husband, Zhou Chenghai, 44, stabbed Bai before committing suicide, China News Service reported, citing information from the police.

Ju Chunlei, a Beijing entertainment agency's general manager, broke the news of Bai's death around 3 PM on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog platform similar to Twitter. He said the alleged murder-suicide was due to the long time feud between the couple, and the death of Zhou's mother on Jan. 31 was the last straw of a severely strained relationship.

Ju refused to give further details.

Rumors circulated that Zhou was a billionaire who made his fortunes from the stock market and owned many real estate properties. He was said to have divorced his first wife, with whom he had a son, for Bai and invested huge amounts of money in Bai's acting career. They eventually married in October 2010.

However, earlier this year, some insiders claimed Bai conspired with her boyfriend in the mafia to steal 20 million yuan from Zhou and hire a prostitute to seduce Zhou in order to get a divorce, from which she would get more money. The widespread rumors alleged that Zhou's mother "died of anger" earlier this year after discovering this.

Director Zhang Tongzhu who had collaborated with Bai said the "mafia" rumors could not be true. "In my mind, [Bai] is an innocent girl and worked hard," Zhang said.

Bai was born in Diaobingshan, Liaoning Province on June 4, 1983. She starred in "Kung Fu Wing Chun," "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" and a dozen other movies, TV series such as "Legend of Xiangxi," as well as children's drama and musicals. Her fellow alumni from the Central Academy of Drama, including actors Mao Junjie, Wen Zhang and Zhang Xinyi, said they were shocked by Bai's death.

The murder-suicide case is still under investigation.

An Wei contributes to the story.


Chinese actress Bai Jing [File photo]


The wedding photo of Bai Jing and her husband Zhou Chenghai [File photo]

Chinese kung fu actress murdered
A 29-year-old Chinese actress, best known for her roles in kung fu movies, has been stabbed to death in Beijing, apparently by her husband.


Mrs Bai starred in Kung Fu Wing Chun as well as a dozen other movies Photo: REX

Malcolm Moore By Malcolm Moore, Beijing 4:14PM GMT 29 Feb 2012

Bai Jing was found dead at her home in Beijing's Chaoyang district by police on Tuesday.
Her husband, Zhou Chenghai, 44, thought to be responsible for her death, committed suicide, according to reports in the Chinese state media.
Mrs Bai starred in Kung Fu Wing Chun as well as a dozen other movies, and was praised as a possible heir to Michelle Yeoh, until now China's best-known female kung fu star.
According to the Legal Evening News, a Chinese newspaper, Mrs Bai had filed for divorce from Mr Zhou, who received the summons on Tuesday morning, and returned home to confront his wife.
The divorce petition allegedly stated that she was unaware Mr Zhou had a previous marriage and a son, and accused him of infidelity.
According to Ju Chunlei, an entertainment agent in Beijing, the couple's marriage had been strained for some time, and Mr Zhou had been hit by his mother's death earlier this year. Police are investigating the case.
China's National People's Congress will consider another attempt at legislating against domestic violence when it meets next week, according to the China Daily newspaper.
Almost a quarter of Chinese women have experienced domestic abuse, according to the All China Women's Federation.

[boxerbilly]

Tragic.

I hate reading stuff like this. When I worked at a hospital I saw 3 wives killed by husbands. One still had the knife in her chest. You cant get stuff like that out of your head.