Malaysian rapper Namewee’s job hunt amid Iris Hsieh death probe sparks outrage
Taiwanese model Sprite Fang accused Namewee of lacking sincerity in the social media star’s death
In a social media post on Wednesday, Fang, 42, wrote: “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.”
Fang urged Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, to take responsibility for her close friend’s death and to show more sincerity moving forward.
“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 wrote.
On Monday, Namewee, 42, announced on social media that he was looking for part-time jobs, as all of his work through the end of 2026 has been cancelled.
He added that he was looking for sponsors for his coming Lunar New Year song after the previous sponsor withdrew reportedly due to the rapper’s arrest.