On the morning of August 6, the reporter contacted Ms. Pham Dac My Tran, Head of the Press Department (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications) to ask about actor Nam Thu's media meeting on the afternoon of August 5.
Ms. My Tran confirmed that the Department has not received the application to hold a press conference from actor Nam Thu.
The reporter asked more about the fact that Nam Thu left the projection screen background as a "media meeting", does that count as a press conference? Ms. Tran said that the Department has not analyzed these factors and only replied that the Department has not received any documents from Nam Thu for the press meeting on August 5.
When the reporter asked how the Department would handle it if Nam Thu's media meeting showed signs of wrongdoing, Ms. My Tran said: "If there is a violation, the Department will certainly have a reasonable way to handle it."
Previously, on the afternoon of August 5, Nam Thu, along with representatives of the management company and legal representatives, had a meeting with the media, speaking out about the noise in her private life that is causing a stir on social networks.
Nam Thu affirmed that rumors that she had an affair with a married man who owns a homestay in Da Lat, threatened others, did not pay rent... are false.
The actress also provided her personal schedule and evidence to counter the information previously released by a Facebook account named ZD, and announced that she had taken legal action after the story developed. This has affected Nam Thu's reputation and honor.
In an interview with Lao Dong Newspaper about what they lost and how much pressure they were under when rumors of being the third person persisted for the past month, Nam Thu's company representative said that they had lost contracts. media, advertising, movies, game shows as well as reputation were seriously affected.
However, Nam Thu's representative has not given a specific number because they are waiting for the conclusion of the authorities.
Regarding the mental impact after this noisy incident, Nam Thu said that she was under a lot of pressure and was greatly affected by the rumors of being the third person in the past month. However, the actress also affirmed that she tried to stay calm to coordinate with the authorities to investigate and clarify the incident.