Singer JJ Lin sues Chinese Internet user who 'face swops' him in videos


By AGENCY

JJ Lin is also seeking a public apology and total damages of RM178,000 from Xiao Yang. Photo: JJ Lin/Facebook

Singaporean singer JJ Lin has sued a Chinese Internet celebrity who repeatedly spoofed him by transplanting his face onto offending videos and the company behind the video platform.

According to Chinese corporate information app Tianyancha, Lin is suing Xiao Yang, a user on video platform Bilibili who is behind the account Guagua Mars, for "infringement of image rights".

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