Henry Thia

2023 - 3 - 12

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Henry Thia appears in ad promoting gambling site, prompts police ... (AsiaOne)

SINGAPORE – A police report has been made after local actor Henry Thia appeared in a YouTube ad that promoted a gambling platform.

A police report was lodged in that instance. “However, the uploaded video is not our company’s approved version. It was only in the final 10 seconds that a message promoting illegal gambling can be seen on the app’s interface, which Thia had shown to the camera. “In the middle of 2022, the company received an invitation from an advertising company in Malaysia to get Henry Thia on board to promote a livestreaming platform,” it said. Before it made any agreements, King Kong Media Production said it asked about the nature of the livestreaming platform, in an effort to ensure that it did not promote any illegal activities. His agency, King Kong Media Production, said in a statement on Saturday that Thia was duped and had not intended to promote illegal gambling.

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Henry Thia Was Actually Duped into Making Ad to Promote Illegal ... (Goody Feed)

If you've come across Henry Thia, fondly known as Hui Ge to many, promoting an illegal gambling platform in YouTube, fret not: he's not involved in the platform ...

One of them mentioned that he lost $500 to gambling while the other tried to persuade him to stop. They added, “However, the uploaded video is not our company’s approved version. It is also illegal for individuals to assist in the advertisement or promotion of such websites. The company also managed other artistes like Marcus Chin, Jaspers Lai and former SGAG star Ee Chiou Huey. He said that a production company that he has never worked with before contacted him to be featured in the videos, and he added that he was unaware of the context and background of the website. In a statement, they said that in “the middle of 2022, the company received an invitation from an advertising company in Malaysia to get Henry Thia on board to promote a livestreaming platform.” That is the reason why Thia has not spoken about the illegal gambling platform explicitly, but merely encouraged people to “download it”. The video had been edited to include parts on illegal gambling in the final 10 seconds.” They had asked about the nature of the livestreaming platform, and also added a clause in their contract to specify that it wasn’t to promote any illegal activities. The Irony in the Story Eventually, he revealed the app, and it turned out to be a gambling platform. It all started two days ago when people started to notice that Henry Thia appeared in a YouTube video that plugged an app, although the video has been up for almost a month.

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