Why so wan, Mr Wu?
Uh-oh, drama seems to be brewing behind the gilded gates of Van Ness Wu and Arissa Cheo’s marital estate.
In a telling sign of our times, the spousal squabble is taking place “live” in the very public social media arena, with the celeb couple lobbing what appears to be loaded messages to each other via Instagram.
Here’s how it all went down. If Hong Kong gossip rag Apple Daily is to be believed, the first strike came from Arissa’s court – on Christmas itself, no less! – when the Singapore socialite posted a photo with a most cryptic caption indeed: “I am going to give you the same amount of effort as you give me, merry f****** Christmas.” Woah, talk about getting into the holiday spirit.
When censured by a (presumably pro-Van Ness) commenter, Arissa more or less lost it. Her verbatim response: “Don't believe the hype. What you see on the telly is definitely not real. Don't tell me what I know.”
The war of words really took off when Van Ness left his own little missive in the comments section of the controversial post, in which the Taiwanese pop prince basically told his wife to watch her tongue. Both parties (no doubt pressed by their minders) later deleted their posts – too little, too late, really, in this digital age we live in.
Want more proof that all is not smooth sailing? Van Ness and Arissa have also “unfollowed” each other on Instagram. Make of that what you will ...
Still, it’s not all doom and gloom. The couple have been married for just 16 months, so here’s hoping this frankly childish confrontation will sort itself out with time. Entirely unsolicited advice? Stay off social media, guys, and work on whatever’s eating you in private. Good luck!