> the politics of mainland China are such that they [the claims] can put her in actual danger.
Claims that her husband did her work for her could put her in danger from the Chinese government? I doubt it.
Her livelihood is at more risk from becoming unpopular than being jailed.
I can understand these rumors are embarrassing and she wants to push back against them. Perhaps she feels saying "the government may jail me" as a defense is an effective way to dictate what a journalist writes. It certainly works for China on its population.
But, she's not a dissident discussing Tiananmen Square, and she's not sharing Winnie the Pooh cartoons. She's a highly followed online persona, a 21st century Hollywood star, and is sensitive to anything that could make her look bad. That's much easier to understand than the Chinese government being worried about her marriage or spouse's work.
Claims that her husband did her work for her could put her in danger from the Chinese government? I doubt it.
Her livelihood is at more risk from becoming unpopular than being jailed.
I can understand these rumors are embarrassing and she wants to push back against them. Perhaps she feels saying "the government may jail me" as a defense is an effective way to dictate what a journalist writes. It certainly works for China on its population.
But, she's not a dissident discussing Tiananmen Square, and she's not sharing Winnie the Pooh cartoons. She's a highly followed online persona, a 21st century Hollywood star, and is sensitive to anything that could make her look bad. That's much easier to understand than the Chinese government being worried about her marriage or spouse's work.