Niu Na in one of her apology videos
Chinese woman was ordered to apologize to her unfaithful husband for a sarcastic post that “damaged her reputation”, about her affair with a married colleague — during which she used the couple’s assets to offer gifts to her lover. But his apology videos are no less sarcastic.
Last year, Niu Naresident in the Chinese province of Henan, revealed her husband’s infidelity on social media, Gao Feiwith whom she has been married for more than 10 years.
Niu discovered that her husband, a team leader at a local coal mining company, had maintained a extramarital affair with a married colleague, surnamed Han. During this period, Gao Fei used the couple’s assets to buy gifts for his mistress, including gold, cosmetics and clothing.
Outraged, Niu exposed the case on the social network Douyinin a post in which he details Gao and Han’s workplaces, using harsh language to describe it. He also published a sarcastic tale about infidelity of the companion.
Shortly afterwards, Gao sued Niu for defamation, and won the casesays . The court considered that personal moral failures could not justify the violation of privacy rights from someone else.
Niu Na was now ordered to publicly apologize to her husband, during 15 consecutive dayswith the content of his apology videos subject to court approval. In China, defamation carries civil liability, which includes an apology, cessation of harmful actions and compensation.
It is not known whether Niu and Gao, who have a young daughter, are divorced, but currently live separately.
Since January 12th, Niu has been publishing his daily videos apologizing to Gao on Douyin. In his first video, he states: “I was overcome by anger e tomei a wrong decision to insult you. I apologize“.
The young Chinese woman is effectively serving her sentence. But your videos are, let’s say… “slightly” sarcastic.
“You and your lover are clearly in love. Even with your serious moral failings, your personal rights and reputation deserve respect“, says Niu in one of the videos.
In her initial post, Niu shared details of her husband’s case, including records of conversations and money transfersas well as photographs of a wound on Gao’s head, which was attacked by lover’s husband.
“I shouldn’t have made fun of you or called you ‘pig’. You were attacked to protect her. You are a good leader and lover“, says Niu in another of the daily apology videos.
In the fourth video, Niu shows his own injuriesresulting from domestic violence, and states: “Your affair and your violence hurt me deeply, but that Doesn’t justify my wrong actions. Emotional issues must be dealt with legally.”
Niu’s tongue-in-cheek apology videos quickly gained millions of likes on social media. In just a few days, he raised more than 350,000 followersand the comments section was flooded with demonstrations of support.
“You are a wise and courageous womanyou turned an apology into a public reckoning with unfaithful partner,” one user wrote. The court reviewed and approved your videos. I think that means you are legally at fault, but you gain morally“, commented another.
Some even suggested that Niu should show his videos on giant screens in local shopping centers for everyone to see.
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Taking advantage of the viral success, Niu began selling the clothes, hair clips and cosmetics that she featured in her videos.
Niu revealed that, after being betrayed, she fell ill. He expressed gratitude to his fans: “Your support and affection give me strength to continue moving forward.” Following the viral success of his apology, Niu started selling clotheshairpins and cosmetics that appear in her videos.
“I sincerely hope that Niu makes good use of this popularity to earn some money for herself and her daughter. Living better is the best revenge against a traitor,” commented one user.
