Ali Lee Was Absent From TVB Anniversary Awards

TVB’s Anniversary Awards were held on January 14, with the attendance of the station’s most prominent stars. Noticeably absent was Ali Lee (李佳芯) despite her Best Actress and Best Female Host nominations. Since she usually attended TVB’s Anniversary events, Ali’s absence was surprising.

It was said Ali was not invited to the TVB Anniversary Awards and was given the cold treatment. She allegedly silently protested by not mentioning a single word about the awards show on social media. On the other hand, Nancy Wu (胡定欣), who was also nominated for Best Actress was also not in attendance but still commented on social media in support of Moses Chan (陳豪) who won Best Actor.

Ali was reportedly still frozen by TVB and blacklisted by China for her supposed political stance. During the TVB Anniversary Gala, Ali was ordered to stand on the very edge despite her central position in the past. She was censored on TVB’s livestream broadcast in China. Fans were extremely upset at the censorship and felt that she might as well not go if her face would eventually be blurred.

Since the Anniversary Awards Presentation was also live streamed in China, this may be the reason why Ali was absent.

On Sunday night, Ali updated her social media and reposted a short clip that fans made for her. The clip reviewed her success from her start in the industry to her winning awards. She wrote a message on her post, “Be happy. Be bright. Be you.”

Ali had very few opportunities in recent years. Last year, Ali’s only drama that aired was A Perfect Man <有種好男人> so she took on hosting jobs instead. Ali admitted no one reached out to her for work. With her TVB contract ending soon, Ali hinted that renewal would be unlikely. “We haven’t reached a consensus–we still need to talk it through.” After TVB’s recent treatment towards Ali, it seemed unlikely she would renew her contract.

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