Who was Ah Nan to behave like a thug at the press conference called by Jack Neo, asks STOMPer Greencell, who was annoyed by the host-cum-actor’s scuffle with the press yesterday (March 12).

The commotion occurred during the press conference where Jack Neo and his wife, Madam Irene Kng, were addressing news of a scandal between Neo and 22-year-old model, Wendy Chong.

The event turned dramatic when Madam Kng broke down inconsolably and collapsed while trying to leave the room.

That was when J-team actor and renowned getai host, John Cheng, better known as Ah Nan, rushed out, yelling for reporters to “go away”.

The actor, famous for playing a loanshark on Jack Neo’s 1998 movie, Money No Enough, pointed and waved at reporters and cameramen as they continued to take pictures of the chaotic situation.

Shocked by the dramatic turn of events, STOMPer Greencell says:

“Bloody hell, does he think he's acting on TV?

“They already have a liar and womanizer. Now they have a gangster.”

In an interview with The New Paper today (March 12), Ah Nan defended his actions, saying he was trying the help Jack Neo and Madam Kng and was angered when reporters refused to make way for the couple to leave.

He also added that he respects Jack Neo like his father and Madam Kng like a mother.

Since Madam Kng has forgiven her husband, it is only right that he, as their “child”, he should also forgive Jack, he said.

One of Singapore’s most popular getai hosts, Ah Nan was once arrested for testing positive for ecstasy, but Jack Neo continued to use him in his movies.  

Ah Nan has played various roles in Jack Neo’s productions before, including Money No Enough, Liang Popo: The Movie, That One Not Enough, I Not Stupid, Homerun, and I Do I Do, among others.