Mickey Huang: the actor's career rise and criminal downfall since Taiwan's #Metoo

Taiwanese celebrity Mickey Huang is in criminal trouble after a series of allegations that have been leveled against him, with the latest being the possession of illegal videos involving children, reports Taipei Times. This is the story of his rise and fall.

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Mickey Huang, also known as Huang Tzu-chiao, is a Taiwanese TV host, comedian, and actor.

Mickey Huang was born on March 30, 1972, in Taipei, Taiwan. Sina reports that he entered the entertainment industry after participating in a competition hosted by China TV in 1998.

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Sohu reports that Mickey Huang landed his first major hosting show when he was the host of the Taiwanese variety TV program ‘Super Sunday’. The show aired from 1994 to 1996, reports CTS News.

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The show was famous for producing some of Taiwan’s most famous hosts, such as Harlem Yu, Bowie Tsang, Dee Hsu, and Mickey Huang himself.

According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Mickey Huang was mentored by the Godmother of Taiwanese variety TV, Chang Hsiao-yen, who is considered one of Taiwan’s best TV hosts.

Chang Hsiao-yen's influence can be seen in Mickey Huang, as it rubbed off and established him as one of Taiwan's best hosts prior to his recent scandals.

Since then, Mickey Huang attained great fame and was even ranked one of the top hosts in Taiwan. Some of the shows he is known for include ‘Entertainment Headlines’, ‘Music Power’, and ‘Entertainment Star Factory’.

Despite his reputation as one of Taiwan’s household names, Mickey Huang was a subject of negative attention in 2023 during Taiwan’s MeToo movement.

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Mickey Huang was accused of harassment by a female blogger, Zofia, who said the celebrity had allegedly met on two occasions over 10 years ago while she was still a minor, reports The Straits Times.

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Zofia did not name Mickey Huang publicly then, but left clues that pointed to him as the prepreator, which were quickly sleuthed out by netizens, reports The Straits Times.

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Furthermore, Zofia was not the only alleged victim of Mickey Huang, as multiple more came forth to pinpoint him of abuse thereafter. Since then, Mickey Huang’s reputation has been severely damaged, as he was known to have a rather positive image in Taiwan.

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In response, Mickey Huang admitted to the accusations and then threatened to release dirt on multiple celebrities, such as Dee Hsu, before making a highly publicised attempt to take his own life, reports the Malay Mail.

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In 2024, Mickey Huang is facing another new scandal where he was revealed to have purchased illegal videos featuring children after a police follow-up on his 2023 accusations, reports BBC.

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Many Taiwanese citzens were not only outraged at the crime, but have also criticised Taiwanese courts for penalising Mickey Huang with only a fine and “deferred prosecution”, reports Taipei Times.

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Mickey Huang's career in Taiwan may be over, according to The Straits Times, as a slew of other celebrities have come out to condemn the comedian and even spearhead a petition to have Taiwanese legislation take crimes against minors more seriously.

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