Taiwanese Star Dominique Choy Accused Of Making Her Maid Sit In The Boot Of Her SUV; This Is How She Responded
It's about getting the full picture.
Taiwanese-Australian singer Dominique Choy aka Dizzy Dizzo, 35, was recently accused of breaking the law when she was seen making her foreign domestic helper sit in the car boot for a 10-minute ride.
Or at least, that’s what it looked like.
Last Tuesday (Sep 7), Taiwanese news website CTWANT spotted Dominique, who is married to Taiwanese actor Sunny Wang, going on a radio show to promote her new album. After she was done, she took a seven-seater SUV to a residence in the Da’an District to pick up her maid.
To the reporter’s surprise, the driver went to the back of the vehicle, opened the boot for the helper to climb in, closed the door, and then drove back to Dominique’s house.
While it wasn’t a very long journey, the article noted that it is illegal to let passengers sit outside of a car’s designated seating positions, including the rear compartment.
Doing so carries a fine between NT$3,000 (S$145) and NT$18,000 (S$870), with failure to wear a seatbelt incurring an additional NT$1,500 (S$73).
Not long after the damning report was published, Dominique responded by posting a wordless photo of the back of the SUV to prove to everyone that there is actually a proper seat there, and that it is more convenient to get there from the boot instead of climbing over from the front.
So no, the star definitely didn’t transport her helper in the trunk of her car like a piece of luggage, but waitaminute — doesn’t everyone know about that this type of vehicle design!?
However, there were some netizens who still refused to buy her explanation and questioned if Dominique only put up the seat after the original photos caused an uproar. Fans quickly came to her defense and told the haters off, saying, “There’s no need to be salty if you don’t understand the design of the model.” (Ooh, burn.)
And then there were those who gave very important reminders to “respect foreign workers” and that “domestic helpers are also human beings and someone’s child”.
Photos: Dominique Choy/Instagram, CTWANT
