Malaysian singer-songwriter Namewee has come under fire from Taiwanese model Sprite Fang following his recent social media post seeking part-time work.
The 42-year-old model, who was a close friend of the late Iris Hsieh, took to Facebook on Wednesday to express her disappointment with Namewee’s actions while the investigation into Iris’ death is still ongoing.
“You don’t have money, but at least you still have your life. You can keep writing music to generate income. However, Iris had money but is no longer alive to spend it,” Sprite wrote.
She also called on Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, to take responsibility and show greater sincerity in the matter. “Can you pay your respects to Iris with the utmost sincerity? Death itself isn’t frightening. What’s most frightening is being forgotten by everyone,” she lamented.
The criticism comes just two days after Namewee posted on social media that he was looking for work, revealing that all his jobs have been cancelled through to the end of 2026 following his connection with Iris’ death.
The rapper had also mentioned that he was seeking sponsors for his Chinese New Year song after the previous sponsor pulled out.
As reported earlier, Namewee was released on bail on 12 November after Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd. Dusuki Mokhtar stated that there was no evidence linking him to Iris’ death. However, investigations are still ongoing.
In a statement following his release, Namewee said that he had done everything he could to save Iris but to no avail.
(Photo Source: Namewee FB, Iris IG)