Fans, celebrities pay tribute to Godfrey Gao, express outrage over Chinese TV show

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Fans, celebrities pay tribute to Godfrey Gao, express outrage over Chinese Television set show

Some have pointed out that Hunt Me was the same bear witness where Chinese singer Yuqi and Thou-pop artiste Lucas of SuperM and WayV struggled from burnout in previous episodes.

Taiwanese-Canadian model-player Godfrey Gao died on Nov 27 at 35 after collapsing on Boob tube evidence. (Photograph: Facebook/Godfrey Gao)

Fans and swain celebrities accept reacted with shock and sadness at the news of Godfrey Gao's sudden passing while filming a multifariousness testify in China early on Wednesday (Nov 27).

The 35-year-old Taiwanese-Canadian thespian and model collapsed while running in a squad event for Hunt Me, a Zhejiang Television-produced show that pits 2 teams against each other in physical challenges late at night. It had only been on air since early this month.

Actress Shu Qi, who appeared with Gao in the motion picture Shanghai Fortress, wished him a "safe journey to the afterlife" on Instagram.

Canadian actor Simu Liu, the star of the upcoming Marvel movie Shang-chi And The Fable Of The Ten Rings, took to Twitter to limited his shock.

He wrote: "My heart is absolutely shattered. Godfrey left usa far also presently and in far also tragic of a way."

My heart is absolutely shattered. Godfrey left us far as well shortly and in far too tragic of a manner.https://t.co/ZDEWvUx54u

— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) November 27, 2019

Singapore extra Belinda Lee also posted a message on Instagram, calling Gao "an incredible talent".

Meanwhile, fans have flooded Gao's last Instagram post with messages expressing their sadness. Ane wrote: "We have to remember him for what he was at present. Information technology hurts so much," while another said, "This is so shocking. No words."

Some netizens have called out the show for pushing their contestants too much, resulting in the tragedy.

"The Chinese multifariousness show #ChaseMe is putting contestants through extreme physical labour to the indicate role player Godfrey Gao has collapsed on fix and died. Just looking at this video lonely y'all tin see they were pushed beyond their limits," tweeted reictzen.

Others have called for investigations – and even for the testify to be cancelled.

"I'm more than angry than anything virtually Godfrey Gao'south death considering information technology was 100% preventable," tweeted lunaisfree_. "That bear witness improve have responsibility for this and take proper measures to ensure the prophylactic of future guests; or only abolish the testify in its entirety. What happened on #ChaseMe is NOT okay."

stanukiss2k19 added: "They need to investigate #ChaseMe. Godfrey Gao was in adept shape and anybody knows this. He was 35. He filmed for 17 hours straight with the possibility of no break. There were no proper medical attending given to him. Investigate!"

"That 'Chase Me' prove either needs to put in place better safety regulations or completely cancel the show. What happened to Godfrey Gao was something that was easily preventable. And the fact that this could or most happened to anyone makes me scared and pissed off," said Caribbean_Kage.

Others have also pointed to a previous incident involving Chinese vocaliser Yuqi and Hong Kong singer Lucas of K-pop bands NCT, WayV and SuperM struggling during the show.

"I remember videos of yuqi and lucas breathing really hard and about on their knees for the extreme fatigue," tweeted shinegooreum.

Said SeoSone029: "It was during the hunt me verity show, the same one Lucas was on few weeks ago & the one that caused his dorsum to get hurt...."

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