It’s been a bad last few weeks for the dating star couples in Chinese entertainment. These things typically come in waves, with the dating news bundled up followed later with a spate of breakups. The biggest breakup news lighting up the Chinese language entertainment portals is the purported messy end to the 8-year long relationship of Taiwanese model-actor Ethan Ruan with fellow model-actress Tiffany Hsu.

The gossip mills are running wild with rumors that Ethan cheated on Tiffany with his last movie costar Zhou Dong Yu, plus Tiffany got fed up with all of Ethan’s wandering ways from the past, so she finally pulled the plug on him and called it quits. Ethan is lashing back at the break up rumors, insisting Tiffany is still his girlfriend and nothing happened with Zhou Dong Yu, but Tiff has been noticeably quiet on speaking up for her man or quieting the breakup rumors. I’m sad these two didn’t work out but hopefully things will simmer down soon so they can go on with their careers and lives whether apart or still together. Continue reading →