TVB reportedly benched Sire Ma (馬賽) after she evasively denied dating mainland Chinese talent agent, Wang Ziqi (汪子琦). Earlier, the TVB actress was photographed interacting intimately with Ziqi in Shanghai, and the Hong Kong media reported that Sire was in a lesbian relationship scandal. Sire quickly dismissing the relationship and claimed that Ziqi was only a close friend. She also accused the media for taking things out of context, but her claims were later rejected after a video of Sire and Ziqi kissing passionately in Shanghai was released online. Moses Hints that Sire’s Love Life is “Messy” Moses Chan (陳豪), Sire’s costar in Will Power <法外風雲>, expressed that he had heard of Sire’s recent scandal, but did not want to comment too much on the matter as he is not familiar with her. Upon hearing that Sire was frozen by TVB for two months, Moses looked shocked, and said, “I believe that as an artist, it is our responsibility to present our best image to the audience and do well in our jobs. Actually, in the past, all you needed to do was just do your job, but that’s changed now. Our private lives have become another source of media reporting, so it has become important for us to have an orderly private life and take care of it well.” Wayne Has Open Attitude Towards Homosexuality Wayne Lai (黎耀祥), Sire’s costar in Will Power, Bullet Brain <神探高倫布>, and No Reserve <巾幗梟雄之諜血長天> was not surprised to hear about Sire’s new lesbian relationship and supported her. “She is a highly-promoted artist. I’m not surprised to hear about [the relationship]. Today’s society and I are not so narrow-minded.” Asked if future collaborations with Sire would be awkward, Wayne said no and declared that love has no gender, adding that many people nowadays are feeling confident enough to come out of the closet. Virginia Lok: “It’s Against My Christian Faith” TVB management executive Virginia Lok (樂易玲) chose not to comment on Sire’s scandal a few days ago, but she recently disclosed that she has phoned Sire to ask her about the situation. She said that many artists in the business have already admitted to their sexual orientation, and although she is not against homosexuals herself, it is against her Christian faith. Creds: Oncc
