On the evening of April 24,
Zhao Yazhi's studio issued an article to refute rumors of death
Its studio said, "Recently, there are platforms with no moral bottom line to maliciously publish the news of Zhao Yazhi's death in order to gain traffic, and for individuals or institutions that spread and spread such rumors, we have entrusted a lawyer to carry out evidence preservation, and will take legal action to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Ms. Zhao Yazhi." We hope that media and network users who have reprinted or forwarded the aforesaid false information will delete such false information in a timely manner. ”
Image source: Zhao Yazhi Weibo
Within a week, Zhao Yazhi sent a total of 3 photos of Zhao Yazhi's life on Weibo.
According to public information, Zhao Yazhi is 70 years old this year, born on November 15, 1953 on the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong, and her ancestral home is Kaifeng City, Henan Province. In 1973, Zhao Yazhi stood out in the first Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant and won the fourth place, and was also named "TVB's Four Great Actresses in the 70s" with Wang Mingquan, Huang Shuyi and Li Siqi. His representative works include "Shanghai Tang", "Chu Liuxiang", "The Legend of the New White Lady" and so on.
Stills from Zhao Yazhi and Chow Yun-fat in "Shanghai Tang".
In the poster of "The Legend of the New White Lady", Bai Suzhen played by Zhao Yazhi embodies the gentleness, virtuousness, and kindness of traditional Chinese women.
Not long ago, Zhao Yazhi was also on the hot search because of her stunning appearance in a horse-faced skirt.
Image source: Zhao Yazhi Weibo
What kind of legal responsibility should be borne for the death of a rumor-mongering star?
According to the news released by Furong Law Firm, online rumors are not shallow, damaging the reputation of others, increasing their mental pressure, and disrupting public order.
If a crime is constituted, it may be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law; if it disturbs public order or fabricates facts to slander others, but it does not constitute a crime, it may be given administrative penalties such as detention and fines in accordance with the Law on Penalties for Public Security Administration and other provisions; if it infringes on the right to reputation of a civil subject, it may bear corresponding civil liability in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.
Civil liability: The Civil Code clearly stipulates the protection of citizens' personality rights such as the right to reputation, honor, and privacy, and malicious rumors about the death of celebrities infringe on the right to reputation of individual citizens. According to Article 1024 of the Civil Code, reputation is the social evaluation of the character, prestige, talent, credit, etc. of a civil subject, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the right to reputation of others by means of insult, slander, etc., otherwise it shall bear civil liability for stopping the infringement, restoring the reputation, eliminating the impact, making a formal apology, and compensating for losses.
Administrative responsibility: The death of a malicious rumor-mongering celebrity is an administrative offense of fabricating some kind of fictitious facts, harming the personality of others, or destroying the reputation of others, and on the basis of paragraph 2 of article 42 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law", those who openly insult others or fabricate facts to slander others are to be detained for up to 5 days or fined up to 500 yuan;
Criminal responsibility: If the death of a malicious rumor star is a fabricated fact to slander others, and the circumstances are serious, it is suspected of constituting a crime of defamation in accordance with article 246 of the Criminal Law, and faces up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention, controlled release, or deprivation of political rights.
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Source: Chao News, Zhao Yazhi Studio, Zhao Yazhi Weibo, Furong Law Firm, etc
Editor: Lei Bin