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Chinese rock star Dou Wei stormed into the office of the Beijing News newspaper's editorial department Wednesday afternoon, berating a journalist surnamed Zhuo, reports the top Chinese Internet portal sina.com.
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Dou demolished several computers and a television set, and poured water on editors in the office. Then the angry singer set fire to a car parking in front of the newspaper's office building, according to the report.
Dou accused Beijing News reporter Zhuo of producing faked news about the life and economic situation of his second wife Gao Yuan and him.
"Dou's angry outburst is a serious warning to nosy media," said an unidentified friend of Dou Wei.
The Beijing News later expressed regret over the incident in an announcement, saying that the case has been handed over to the police for further investigation.
"We have always been following the principles of seriouness, objectivity, and responsibility in our news report," said the announcement.
![]() The car ignited by Dou Wei parks outsidethe office building of the Beijing News, May 10, 2006. [Sina.com] |