The late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu’s estate has recently been at the center of conflicting rumors. To clear up the confusion, her ex-husband, Wang Xiaofei, has released a detailed five-point statement through his lawyer to explain the situation.
Barbie Hsu tragically passed away in February last year at the age of 48 after developing acute pneumonia caused by influenza during a family trip to Japan. Looking back, she married Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei in 2011, and they had a daughter and a son together before divorcing in 2021. Then in 2022, she remarried to Korean artist Goo Junyeop, whom she had dated way back in the late 1990s.
Earlier this February, Taiwanese media reported that a magazine claimed Goo Junyeop and Barbie Hsu's mother were in a conflict over the inheritance and were both actively preparing to take legal action against each other.
At the time, Barbie Hsu's family strongly denied all of those claims. Barbie Hsu's mother came forward, saying, "I hate lawsuits that only cause pain and waste money. I now call Goo Junyeop my son. He is my son. He loved Hsi-yuan so deeply, and he respects me. I love him as well."
Barbie Hsu's younger sister, Dee Hsu, also shut down the rumors by stating, "Goo Junyeop is the person who gave my sister the purest love. He is part of our family, and we will protect him forever." Goo Junyeop himself made it clear that he didn't want any of the money, saying:
"Hsi-yuan's estate is wealth she accumulated for the people she loved. I intend to hand over all of my authority regarding the inheritance to my mother-in-law."
However, on July 8, Taiwanese media outlets like ETtoday dropped a new report that brought attention back to the issue. This time, Barbie Hsu's mother shared that she did not inherit any portion of her daughter's estate, saying:
"I'm about to be forced out of the home I bought with the money I earned through hard work."
As the statement quickly gained a lot of attention online, Barbie Hsu's ex-husband, Wang Xiaofei, stepped in to address the matter by releasing a five-point statement through his attorney.
According to his attorney, under the law, two-thirds of Barbie Hsu's estate belongs to Wang Xiaofei and her two minor children. Wang Xiaofei has already set up a dedicated trust account to manage their inheritance and asked the court to appoint a legal representative to protect their rights while a court attorney handles splitting up the assets. The remaining one-third was legally inherited by Goo Junyeop. Wang Xiaofei's attorney noted that this portion will be handled entirely according to Goo Junyeop's wishes, and Wang Xiaofei fully respects his decision.
Regarding Barbie Hsu's house in Taipei, Wang Xiaofei confirmed that he is still helping pay the mortgage so that their minor children will not have to deal with the bills, as the financial responsibility would otherwise fall on them. Meanwhile, reports note that Goo Junyeop has no intention of inheriting the property. Wang Xiaofei also firmly denied rumors that the house is at risk of being auctioned off, calling those reports completely false.
As for the claims that Barbie Hsu's mother might be forced to leave the house, Wang Xiaofei completely denied trying to kick her out. He stated, "I have never told her to move out." His legal team made it clear that both Wang Xiaofei and his two children fully support her staying in the house and have never once asked her to leave.
Wang Xiaofei's legal team wrapped up the statement by asking people to stop spreading unverified rumors and inaccurate news, noting that these false stories are causing the family a lot of unnecessary stress and pain. They also emphasized that Wang Xiaofei's top priority is to protect his two children's interests, their financial assets, and their living arrangements.
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