

"Zhang has no debt issues, and he has never violated someone's privacy to further his own interests. Shanghai Daily also reported that the sportsman's team has released a statement refuting these claims. Jing apparently decided to report the matter to the police, and the creditor was later found guilty of extortion and sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan (RM32,013). The Beijing News said the creditor had asked for 22 million yuan (RM14.1mil) from Jing at first before reducing it to 17 million yuan (RM10.9mil).

Shanghai Daily reported that the journalist had discovered that Zhang owed a creditor 5 million yuan (RM3.2mil), a loan Zhang allegedly took to settle his gambling debt.Īnd when the 35-year-old table tennis player failed to make his payment to the creditor, the latter allegedly demanded money from the actress. The journalist also posted a copy of the loan contract with Zhang's name and the amount he owes, as reported by several Chinese media. Their relationship is in the news once again after investigative journalist Li Weiao wrote an article alleging that the Chinese athlete had accumulated huge gambling debts and that he provided his intimate videos with the actress as a pledge to his creditor. Popular Chinese actress Jing Tian dated former table tennis world champion Zhang Jike, who is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, from March 2018 to June 2019.
