Three detained in Beijing for ‘spreading rumours’ about famous actress Tong Liya and senior Chinese official

Beijing police announced on Wednesday that three people had been detained for allegedly spreading a rumour that famous Chinese actress Tong Liya, 38, and a senior mainland official had recently married. The rumour, which started weeks ago in a post seen by several South China Morning Post reporters, was heavily censored on the mainland, and nearly all written or screen-captured versions have been scrubbed on the Chinese internet. The three suspects included two men, one surnamed Wei, 35, and another surnamed Tang, 36. A 43-year-old woman surnamed Zhou was also detained.

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