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Singaporean actress and TV host Fiona Xie has resigned from Mediacorp, sparking marriage/pregnancy rumours.

With Mediacorp’s dominance, quitting the company is as good as quitting Singaporean showbiz altogether.

Naturally, wild speculations will slip in when an artist decided to quit at her prime without explanations… marriage, pregnancy or breakup are among those, but pretty much baseless at the moment.

A probable reason is that Fiona is seeking opportunities overseas. Hollywood is a possible destination; but is she good enough to go west? That’s another question to ponder.

Regardless, wish her well in her future endeavours, whatever it’s going to be.

Fiona Xie quits Mediacorp from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Rumours are flying around that Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and billionaire boyfriend Vivi Nevo are separated for around two months.

Rumours of their separation began in April when it was revealed that the couple has delayed their August wedding indefinitely, with Ziyi’s working schedule cited as the major reason.

The couple had kept a high profile relationship since seeing each other in 2007, but was not spotted together in public events for the past few months while Ziyi was busy filming her latest film Sophie Revenge.

In the past Vivi Nevo would pay Ziyi some visits even if she was working, but not the case here. It’s also said that he is not attending the movie premier (next week if not mistaken), which if true could be a huge indicator of their relationship.

Some netizens are speculating that the saga is a disguised promotion for the new movie, but I think Zhang Ziyi is famous enough to not need this stuff for publicity.

Rumours will remain as rumours until proven; but it’s rare that tabloids are pounding on the same old news for months without having decent sources to fuel their speculations… and quite often these rumours would turn factual in the end.

Zhang Ziyi and Vivi Nevo heading for splitsville? from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Rumours are flying around that Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and billionaire boyfriend Vivi Nevo are separated for around two months.

Rumours of their separation began in April when it was revealed that the couple has delayed their August wedding indefinitely, with Ziyi’s working schedule cited as the major reason.

The couple had kept a high profile relationship since seeing each other in 2007, but was not spotted together in public events for the past few months while Ziyi was busy filming her latest film Sophie Revenge.

In the past Vivi Nevo would pay Ziyi some visits even if she was working, but not the case here. It’s also said that he is not attending the movie premier (next week if not mistaken), which if true could be a huge indicator of their relationship.

Some netizens are speculating that the saga is a disguised promotion for the new movie, but I think Zhang Ziyi is famous enough to not need this stuff for publicity.

Rumours will remain as rumours until proven; but it’s rare that tabloids are pounding on the same old news for months without having decent sources to fuel their speculations… and quite often these rumours would turn factual in the end.

[update] Zhang has denied the rumour on the press screening on July 9.

Zhang Ziyi and Vivi Nevo heading for splitsville? from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Chinese starlet Isabella Leong gave birth to a baby boy on April 26 in Toronto, Canada.

Isabella, 21, and HKG billionaire Richard Li, 42, started their relationship in March 2008. There were rumours in early 2009 that the actress was pregnant, but nobody took it seriously.

Come to think of it… it’s probably the main reason why her ex-agency EEG had softened over their contract dispute; the company must have realised about the fact (probably told by Richard) and was made to reach the settlement deal in November 2008.

The baby’s name is Ethan Li Changzhi (loose translation). Best wishes.

[image via Thestandard]

Isabella Leong gave birth to baby boy from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Japanese police announced Wednesday (Feb 4) that the cause of death of TV personality Ai Iijima was pneumonia; and ruled out any foul play in the case.

The former porn star turned TV personality and best selling writer was found dead in her house in late December, but her body was decayed and initial autopsy failed to determine the cause.

Rumours had been flying around that she committed suicide for various reasons; and there were speculations that she was murdered instead. Seems like Iijima’s soul can finally be put to rest now.

Ai Iijima was one of the most popular adult video idols in early 90s; she later turned into mainstream TV shows and made her breakthrough in 2000 with her semi-autobiographical novel “Platonic Sex”.

She continued to build on the novels’ popularity and became a regular TV personality; she also started actively involving in AIDS awareness campaigns.

Iijima announced her retirement in March 2007, stating health reasons, which unfortunately taken its toll in the end. Rest in peace.

Ai Iijima died of pneumonia (1972-2008) by YeinJee

Korean celebrity couple Lee Seo-jin and Kim Jung-eun have ended their two-year relationship. Kim Jung-eun revealed in a press conference today (Nov 22) that she received a call in late October from Lee Seo-jin who didn’t explain much and just initiated the breakup in a one-sided decision.

The couple became an item after filming drama series “Lovers” in 2006 and has been one of Korea’s most celebrated couple since then. There were rumours of their marriage in recent months, but it took a sudden twist in early November as their break-up began to surface in public [more on Coolsmurf]

Lee Seo-jin and Kim Jung-eun… lovers no more by YeinJee