Jocelyn Chia returns unrepentant to social media


PETALING JAYA: Stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia, who received brickbats for her insensitive remarks on MH370 is back on social media, but unrepentant over her actions.

In her latest Twitter post on @chiacomedy on Friday (June 9), Chia said, "Rumour had it that I either deleted my IG, or that I got 'cancelled' by IG.

"My account actually got suspended for 'impersonating a celebrity'.

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"I was like, WHO is the celebrity???

"Answer: Jocelyn Chia (followed by laugh emojis).

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Chia is now a US citizen as Singapore has said she is not a citizen of the island state anymore.

Her social media accounts had been deactivated following backlash received for the joke she made about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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Her Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts were earlier inaccessible.

Chia, who was performing at a comedy club in New York, first joked about Malaysia being a developing country that was far behind Singapore, 40 years after the island nation was 'dumped' by Malaysia in 1965.

She then made crude references to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 tragedy in a joke about Malaysia seeking to re-establish ties with Singapore.

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