According to Chinese media, recently, a post by a netizen appeared on Chinese social networks claiming to be "the person in the same prison as Ngo Diec Pham (Kris)".
This person wrote: A few days ago, a supervisor whispered to me that Ngo Diec Pham had died. He was raped by a black social gang and killed for refusing the leader's request.
The poster also shared a photo of a man wearing blue prison clothes and described it as "a recent image of Ngo Diec Pham in prison". The photo quickly climbed to the top of Weibo's search list and went viral.
This is not the first time rumors about Ngo Diec Pham's death have appeared.
In March, after the media reported that four Canads had been executed in China for drug trafficking, some speculated that Ngo Diec Pham - a Canadian national - could be one of them. But this rumor was quickly denied, because the actor had never been charged with drug-related crimes.
In addition, there are many other anonymous rumors such as " Ngo Diec Pham died because of prolonged fasting". However, in reality, there is no evidence that the actor passed away in prison.
When the false information spread, the Department of Police of Giang To province directly issued a notice on the official Weibo account, denying the rumor.
The police said: "The photo that was spread is an edited image from an old news video, the face of the original person has been combined with the face of Ngo Diec Pham. That is a completely staged fake photo".
The police also warned: "Sharing or spreading unverified information can be handled by law", and called for limiting the dissemination of false information on the network.
Ngo Diec Pham was born in 1990 and debuted in 2012 as a member of Kpop group EXO ( stage name Kris). But he left the group in 2014 due to a lawsuit over an exclusive contract with management company SM Entertainment in Korea.
After that, Ngo Diec Pham returned to China to work as a singer and actress, quickly rising to become a top star in the Chinese entertainment industry.
With a large fan base, Ngo Diec Pham is even ranked in the "four great traffic" - a title that the media and fans favor for 4 Chinese male stars including Ly Dich Phong, Duong Duong, Ngo Diec Pham and Loc Ham at their peak.
However, in 2021, 19-year-old female student Do My Truc and more than 20 victims accused Ngo Diec Pham of assault and rape. Ngo Diec Pham was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2022. After his term expires, he will be deported to Canada.
