Singaporean actor Ryan Lian has hit back at netizens who were unkind to him after learning that he was injured in a recent knife attack. The 39-year-old, who was attacked outside Nex mall in Serangoon on Nov 22, was reportedly slashed three times on the face. News of the attack was first reported by Chinese-language Shin Min Daily News on Nov 26.
Lian told Shin Min he did not know the assailant or his motive. He was warded in hospital and discharged on Nov 25. The suspect is a 21-year-old man named Aaron Samuel Yukon, who has been charged with one count of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.
But it seems that netizens have not been kind to Lian following the harrowing incident. The actor, who has appeared in movies such as Ah Boys To Men 4 (2017) and Money No Enough 3 (2024), posted a rant on his Instagram Story on Nov 26, and said he saw netizens responding to news of the attack with emojis of a smiley face. He wrote: “I go home after my work and don’t hang with anyone.
I’ve never used what little power I have to hurt someone else’s livelihood, I won’t even kill an ant. I never even said a single bad thing about the person who attacked me when I was answering questions from reporters. “Yet, I have to suffer others gossiping about me.
How much do you all want to destroy me?” He added: “I thought I’m the one who is mentally unwell and I’ve felt bad about that. But it turns out, society is sick.” It has been a tumultuous year for Lian, who wa.