Zhang Jike Photo: VCG
In the past week, former Chinese table tennis superstar and world champion Zhang Jike has been embroiled in a controversy over alleged gambling debt and spreading other people’s private videos. Although the star’s camp has denied all the accusations, many of the brands currently or formerly endorsed by Zhang announced an end of their collaboration with him or removed his content on Monday.
China’s major sportswear brand Anta was the first to be found to have removed all of its published content related to Zhang on Monday afternoon. Subsequently, the customer hotline of Anta confirmed to the media that the brand has terminated all cooperation with Zhang.
Following Anta, Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota also …
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