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Viet Anh actor. Photo from Anh’s Facebook |
Huong posted on his Facebook account earlier this week that Anh had failed to pay VND50 million (about $2,100) in monthly child support over the past year. She added that she was not given any property when the two divorced four years ago, after eight years of marriage.
Her post got a lot of attention, with thousands of people leaving comments criticizing Anh for her irresponsibility.
Anh responded publicly a day later, saying he tried to contact Huong to discuss the matter, but failed. According to him, Huong blocked his phone number and Facebook account. And said he even tried to contact her using another person’s phone, but as soon as he spoke, Huong replied “I won’t talk to you” before ending the call.
Anh added that he and Huong divorced due to “unresolved differences”. Despite this, he said he maintained a good relationship with Huong after the divorce, in order to help their son, nicknamed Dau, feel loved and taken care of.
Anh explained that he sent Huong VND50 million per month as alimony after their divorce. The figure included 20 million VND for Dau’s expenses, 15 million VND for housing costs and the remaining 15 million VND for other costs. In addition to this amount, he always gave money to his ex-wife if she asked for it to buy something or to pay for her and Dau’s vacation.
He started arguing with Huong over child support earlier this year, when Huong bought a house with her new boyfriend but still asked Anh for housing money. The actor said he rejected her request, saying he would only pay Dau’s expenses, which drove Huong crazy.
The tension came to a head when he and Huong couldn’t come to a mutual agreement on which elementary school to enroll Dau in. According to Anh, he wanted Dau to go to a public school close to his mother’s house, so that his mother could take care of the child. when it is needed. Meanwhile, Huong insisted on enrolling Dau in a private international school.
“Huong accused me of not wanting to pay more for Dau’s tuition when I disagreed with her,” Anh said, adding that his ex-wife started preventing him, as well as his mother, to meet Dau in person since then.
“Because of this, I stopped sending child support from March. I told her that I would continue to send it as soon as she let me see Dau with my mother.”
He concluded by saying that he always wanted the best for their son, including wanting to end the argument with Huong, so Dau wouldn’t have to read about it when he grew up. He asked Huong to reconsider and promised to resume child support payments if Huong let him see Dau.
Responding to Anh’s message, Huong wrote another status on his account, saying, “I request Viet Anh to call me on the phone and not be so blatant like this.”
She did not respond when contacted by the press.
Anh, 42, is a famous actor, director, producer and TV host. Throughout his prolific career, he has won many prestigious awards for his roles in television series. He divorced twice, the second time with Huong.
