On the morning of April 20, MC Bich Hong posted an apology, hoping to be forgive. She said: "I would like to express my sincere and deepest apologies to all the ladies, uncles, brothers and friends for not being careful in my speech and statements on social networks.
After just one moment of being absent-minded and sudden, I could not control my negative emotions and knew that was very wrong. When I got home calm down and read the comments from the audience, I was ashamed and regretful so I immediately deleted the post. From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely apologize for my profound experience and hope to receive tolerance and forgiveness".
She also affirmed that as a daughter of Ho Chi Minh City, she felt happy that the city was developing more and more and looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification.
On the evening of April 19, SCTV4 - where MC Bich Hong worked - said it had stopped collaborating with editor Bich Hong since April 18. The station also cut all images and clips of this female editor on the station's channels.
Previously, social networks spread a post sharing an account believed to belong to editor Bich Hong (SCTV4). This female editor complained about the parade causing traffic jams for hours on the evening of April 18.
"Ms. Bich Hong is not an official employee of SCTV, but is only a collaborator participating in a number of programs in the previous phase. Ms. Bich Hong's personal statement on social networks is a personal viewpoint, unrelated and does not represent SCTV's viewpoint. SCTV has terminated all cooperation activities, use of images and broadcast of programs related to Ms. Bich Hong, since April 19," SCTV announced.
MC Bich Hong's article was shared and posted across forums. The online community expressed their frustration, saying that the female editor had negative thoughts, distorted statements, and was not suitable for the standards and role of an editor for a television station.
In response, the female editor locked all social media accounts, from Facebook, Instagram to TikTok, Threads. The above post was also quickly deleted by her.