Even putting divorce with discarding surrogate babies in the same “scandal” is absurd, one is like throwing in the trash a meal prepared by a loved one and the other is burning the house to the ground level bad. C-ent is all atwitter this week with news drops complete with secret recording releases that reveal C-actress Zheng Shuang has a whole lot of explaining to do. She dated producer ex-boyfriend Zhang Heng (who is also her manager partner in the same agency) in 2018 after doing the dating show Meeting Mr. Right 2 (女儿们的恋爱 2) but broke up publicly in December 2019 after dating for 1.5 years. Since then Zhang Heng went MIA and tons of bad leaks were all over the internet that he owed a lot of debt and was unscrupulous.
This week Zhang Heng posted on his SNS a picture of him with two babies in each arm and explained that he was in the US raising his two children as a single dad and that none of the allegations against him were true and he just wanted to do his duty and be a loving father. Then all shit broke loose – a phone recording was released between Zhang Heng’s parents and Zheng Shuang’s parents revealing the babies were carried by surrogates when the couple was dating but the couple broke up around 6 months into the surrogacy and Zheng Shuang’s side (her dad and her) wanted to either terminate the pregnancy (too late) or just discard the babies when born and let them be adopted in the US. Zhang Heng’s dad had to tell them that was, like, ILLEGAL. This paints Zheng Shuang in the worst light, no 2 cents about it, she has a shit ton to explain but there is more so read on.
Netizens also discovered that Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng have a pending divorce petition in the US as well (public records and all) so clearly there is so much to unravel legally, and makes their surrogacy decision at least sensical if they were married in the first place before embarking on the life changing and no turning back decision of MAKING BABIES. But the worst is to come, because Zheng Shuang is listed as the birth mother on both babies birth certificates released by Zhang Heng’s side, but allegedly she refuses to acknowledge them to the Chinese government so the babies cannot get Mainland Chinese citizenship. Also without her involvement and consent, the babies cannot get US passport or visa to travel to Mainland with said passport because in the US (due to fear of one parent kidnapping a kid), both parents must be present in person (or get a power of attorney) to apply for a passport for any minor under 18.
That poses a problem as Zhang Heng is in the US on a visitor’s visa (and the reason he has been living in the US as he can’t leave with the babies and must stay to raise them), and reportedly if he gets deported when it expires next month the two babies will be placed in foster care as he cannot take them back to China with him. The babies (a boy and a girl) were carried by two different surrogate moms, one is listed as born in December 2019 and the other in January 2020. Jesus lady, no matter how much you hate your ex please please do right by the babies you decided to bring into this world via surrogacy. This is definitely one of the most selfish and shocking stories in the entertainment world in recent years, people get mad when stars adopt pets and then later give them up but we’re talking two babies here!
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And people thought Penthouse was makjang.
Forgive me if I sound dumb but shouldn't the birth certificates with both parents' names on them be legitimate enough proof for the babies to be granted Chinese citizenship and for the law to persuade the mother to acknowledge them?
I would have thought so too
Baby born in the us naturally got us citizenship, they need to go for certain procedures to get chinese citizenship. And surrogacy is illegal in china, I don't know if that will affect the procedures or not.
i guess it happens only if china allows dual citizenship... i dont know if china has dual citizenship... since the kids were born in the US they automatically have US citizenship...
In the U.S minor citizens cannot leave the country without both patents’ permission, that is if two people listed as parents on the birth certificate both parents have to consent to the children receiving a passport.
If he can’t apply for an extension he should apply for a green card or go to court and pleas his case.
Yes, my opinion top
That's so disappointing, I really liked her in Love oxygen. I hope she does see those babies and changes her mind. They are innocent.
This is definitely in the top 3 of the most insane celebrity scandals I’ve ever heard, if not the worst of them all. Reminds of the Seo Taiji and Lee Jiah bombshell but even then it was just a secret marriage and subsequent divorce (grooming and overall shitty antics from STJ aside). Here, it’s a secret marriage, (technically illegal) foreign surrogacy, secret separation, shitty gene-mother antics and dual-nation citizenship debacles. God. It makes Penthouse look like a slice of life indie drama.
I have a firm stance on abortion - it’s the woman’s choice. End of story. However, this mess involves surrogates so it does change things, especially since they were so late into their pregnancy. At that point, you buck up and shoulder your responsibilities - like you really went through the trouble of marrying in secret and getting borderline illegal surrogates to carry your children (plural!!!) and you want to back out at the literal last minute? She truly is absolute shit for this and it’s a good damn thing if her career is ruined after this.
ZS wanted the surrogate mother to abort the babies at 7th month pregnancies which is why chinese netizens and vietnamese netizens are outraged! She made some disgusting comments in the leaked recordings which were translated in Vietnamese. I couldn't find a word to translate back to English.
Um, I’m aware of this. My whole point about abortion was in relation to the woman carrying the child, and I acknowledged how the circumstances change with surrogacy. She seems like an absolutely horrible person even without considering the leaked tapes so yeah, I don’t doubt that whatever comes out of this, she deserves the backlash unquestionably.
The single worst thing she said, and she said lots of reprehensible things in that phone call, was:
"The two kids are 7 months, really can't abort. Fuck/Damn it! I'm so annoyed!"
She said "他妈的" which means fuck or damn it or to hell with it.
@ockoala Jesus Christ. I am truly confounded as to why someone like this would even take the drastic measure of eloping and applying for surrogacy in secrecy. Surrogacy is already controversial enough on its own but making two women go through the physically and mentally challenging process of giving birth to someone else’s children and than trying to get them to abort 7 months in? Absolute garbage. Hope she’s legally persecuted or something similar for her actions and the babies are allowed to go back home with their dad.
this is penthouse season 2 and the kids
That is different level fucked up. Wow. Firstly, it wasn’t an unexpected pregnancy. She specifically got a surrogate mother to bring her children(!!) to the world knowing there is always a chance things won’t work out between her and her husband. To then decide she doesn’t want the kids, try to get rid of them, and now not even acknowledge them so at least the father can take care of them?
Of course we can NEVER tell how someone is from what they show on screen. But this kind of cruelty is something I don’t even expect from the publicly problematic celebrities - let alone someone with her clean image. That’s not disgusting. That’s inhuman. I hope the kids can stay with their father somehow and for them to have a quiet and happy life. I feel sorry for everyone involved including the grandparents on the dad’s side.
Forget career, if this is all true, it would be good if she can’t bring herself outdoors without getting nasty looks from everyone. She deserves that and more. Much much more.
Last few years she had one scandal after another bc she was too "blunt" or not doing her job properly what left me wondering if she probably selfcentered and pampered. I was okay with that since it was her life. But after reading what her family did I'm asking myself if probably she was raised like that. Her statement also was only about herself and how she was -understandably- hurt. But that isn't about her life only anymore. Her ex-bf/husband may be a cheater but at least he didn't abandoned his children. Girl, when you are a white lotus keep your backyard clean. Public opinion won't forgive you when children are involved.
As long this doesn't turn out as hoax and conspiracy she is done for. But at the moment it looks more like the father is at his end of means and did this to keep his children safe. He stayed out of all for months despite the rumors.
Btw LJS just came out of the military but we will never see his Jade Lovers with ZS as even her already aired dramas are getting pulled.
Honestly? You’re very tone deaf.
Who the f cares!?!?!? This post is about two kids who has to possibly live in a foster home despite their father wanting to take care of them, all because of a selfish you-know-what. And the comment you leave is about LJS and a drama that cannot be aired?! I’m usually not someone who jumps on internet morons but wow this is wholly ridiculous of a comment.
Honestly? Koala is late on this news. I'm on Twitter and Reddit and Weibo and Douban, a whole bunch of other sites that reported on and translated this issue before Koala. I've left my sensitive comments elsewhere and didn't want to repeat it for the nth time. It was on this site that I suddenly remembered her unaired drama (knowing that all her works are getting pulled) because I primarily come here for drama news. I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings by leaving out and not parroting my other thoughts, omniscient being.
kx, it doesn't matter that you replied on different websites with other opinions. What matters is your reply to this website on this topic.
This is a very serious issue that a 'mother' would abandon her kids because they were inconvenient to her. If you were outraged as you claim to be, then you should have stuck to the topic and not talk about USELESS things. Who the HELL cares if some guy just came out of the military and won't appear on TV? He'll have other chances!
Right now we have the RISK of two kids being separated from one loving parent because the other parent won't acknowledge them as her kids EVEN though their birth certificates PROOF SHE'S THEIR MOM!
You're not hurting anyone's feelings. You're just showing us you care more about an 'oppa' than 2 innocent kids/toddlers.
@Kx, how the heck do you expect people to know that you said elsewhere? Like, what kind of absurd response is that?
No, I don't care about "oppa" more than two children. I wanted to pass on information about the actress and her dying career, and thought people would recognize LJS's name more as I personally didn't know she was the actress that had worked with him until this came out.
Whatever. Go on feeling superior because you typed about your feelings and how vile she is across the board and on this website. Perhaps it would make you feel better if I just said "so makjang" like many others as if it was drama and left it at that.
@kx Don't try to backtrack now that you've already shown your true colors. And your 'apology' is completely INSINCERE. Who adds snarky comments in an apology? SMH.
Feeling superior? We're calling you out for your insensitive behavior and you think we're try to be more superior than you? SMH.
Look, when things are serious try to read the room/discussion. It's ok to try to lighten up the mood a bit but think before you speak/comment. Children being abandoned is very sad and depressing for many people, especially for those with children themselves and especially when they involve very YOUNG children.
BTW, you brought up LJS leaving the military as the main focus and 'we will never see...' so yes you thought about HIM first...
SIGH. I just hope ZS does the right thing so that those kids can go back to china and live with their dad.
All right then. I'll apologize for being tone deaf. I posted impulsively and without adding extra paragraphs. Next time I'll remember to embellish.
Or you could just comment under oppa's news if you want to talk about his dramas. Really, only his fans care whether his drama airs or not.
But the fact that the father is Chinese is not enough for the babies to have his nationality?
I believe the bigger of the two issues is getting the babies travel documents to travel to PRC.
The babies are US citizens, all legal, but in the US both parents need to apply for their passports. Zheng Shuang is reportedly unwilling to acknowledge the babies or work with Zhang Heng to get them US passports. Without the passports they can't go back to PRC but Zhang Heng's stay in the US is limited on a vistor's visa.
As for PRC citizenship for the babies, it's less clear but surrogacy is illegal in PRC.
Waow... it sounds super complicated...
Thank you for the informations.
I think with a good lawyer and a custody agreement, they can work out the whole thing. I hope the kids grow up well. The lady can rot in hell for all I care.
Prada just fired her after nine days as one of their brand ambassador. Wow. I'm following this story and its truly heartbreaking for the kids. When you think of surrogacy, you think of a woman who desperately wants a child...not someone who is able to get rid of a baby at 7 months (highly doubt that is even recommended at this stage of pregnancy)or abandon them when they are born. To even think this way makes me feel sorry for all the women out there who want a child. T_T.