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Wife-beater Li Yang of Crazy English turns to Islam on Eid al-Adha

Wife-beater Li Yang of Crazy English turns to Islam on Eid al-Adha

Li Yang, the celebrity English teacher who is now better known around China as a shameless wife-beater, announced his decision to convert to Islam past midnight on November 6, which happens to be Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims worldwide. more ›

Kim Lee, wife of Crazy English founder Li Yang, files for divorce

Kim Lee, wife of Crazy English founder Li Yang, files for divorce

Kim Lee, the American wife of Li Yang, the self-styled evangelist of the English language and founder of the Crazy English franchise, has filed for divorce at the Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing, demanding full custody of their three children and an equal split of the family's wealth and property. more ›

Jin Xing to Li Yang: You're an exceedingly filthy and selfish man

Jin Xing to Li Yang: You're an exceedingly filthy and selfish man

It's been two months since Li Yang, the self-styled evangelist of the English language and founder of the Crazy English franchise, was accused by his American wife Kim Lee of domestic violence, but Li has not only NOT been hiding in a hole, he's been going around China talking about the episode to just about anyone willing to interview him! Li was recently in Shanghai for a talkshow where he was unlucky enough to meet the sharp-tongued Jin Xing, the dancer who was unceremoniously booted off a Zhejiang reality show as a judge recently, just because she was transgender. more ›

Li Yang of Crazy English not quite repentant after all

Li Yang of Crazy English not quite repentant after all

Following several days of silence after his wife Kim Lee accused him of domestic violence, Li Yang of Crazy English is now back in top form, going on a media junket to repair his tarnished reputation, even as he's supposedly receiving professional help. But we're getting very mixed messages about how penitent the dude truly is. We leave you to make up your own minds about what sort of a man he is with these few quotes from the Chinese press: more ›

Li Yang admits to hitting wife, now receiving professional help

Li Yang admits to hitting wife, now receiving professional help

Li Yang, founder of Crazy English, has finally admitted to hitting his wife, and made a public apology to her Saturday afternoon via his Sina Weibo account which has over 600,000 followers. more ›

Finally, a law to protect women against domestic violence?

Finally, a law to protect women against domestic violence?

Here's some news that our good friend Li Yang of Crazy English (and his wife) might like to hear:

Legislators are in the final stages of designing a new law to tackle the scourge of domestic violence, a leading women's rights campaigner said on Wednesday. more ›

Weibo of the Day: Li Yang on what every family needs

Weibo of the Day: Li Yang on what every family needs

"A core strategy for family education: Let the family become an Energy Field of Love! Firstly, an apology to the children, who were brought into this world without first giving their permission, and with no instruction manual. Father and mother weren't trained either, meaning a lot of child-rearing mistakes were made. Secondly, a sincere thanks. Thank you to the kids for making father and mother's life more complete. Third is unconditional love and support. Apologies, thanks and love constitute the home's positive energy field!" more ›

Li Yang of Crazy English to get dumped by wife?

Li Yang of Crazy English to get dumped by wife?

The woman that's been going on Sina Weibo to accuse Crazy English founder Li Yang of domestic violence, says she now wants to divorce him for the sake of her children. more ›

Li Yang of Crazy English accused of domestic violence by laowai wife

     

Li Yang, the self-styled evangelist of the English language who's known around China for his high energy, high intensity Crazy English lessons, is in trouble. A woman, believed to be his American wife Kim Lee, has gone on Sina Weibo to accuse him of domestic violence, and she has the pictures to prove it. more ›

Li Yang of Crazy English now tweeting parenting advice, anti-Japanese statements and praise for the CCP

Li Yang of Crazy English now tweeting parenting advice, anti-Japanese statements and praise for the CCP

Remember Li Yang (李阳) of Crazy English fame? The self-styled English guru who believes that the best way for his students to master English is to yell out phrases after him combined with hand gestures? more ›

Movie Review: <em>Blind Mountain</em> (盲山)

Movie Review: Blind Mountain (盲山)

Those of you that were fans of the gritty documentary realism of Li Yang's first feature, Blind Shaft, will probably take an intuitive liking to Blind Mountain for that very reason. Li Yang's use of regular folks--non-actors--always feels like a breath of fresh air, especially after watching movie/pop-star bloated films we've recently watched, such as Lust, Caution and King of California. The story: it's the early 1990s somewhere in bumblefuck northwestern China, and a Bai... more ›

Shanghai Daily: 'Crazy English' guru a bit crazed

Shanghai Daily: 'Crazy English' guru a bit crazed

Li Yang (李阳) of the Shanghai-based Crazy English movement has been getting a lot of bad press lately, and Shanghai Daily's Wang Yanlin is the latest to chime in, with a hard-hitting piece slamming the self-styled English guru who believes that getting his students to yell out phrases after him combined with hand gestures is the best way to learn English. The media-savvy Li Yang is also a dynamic speaker on stage who clearly understands... more ›

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