Sinchew reported on August 1 that Bruce Rockowitz - Coco Lee's husband appeared at Cape Collinson Crematorium - where his wife was cremated.
It is known that Bruce Rockowitz was initially assigned to press the button to cremate his wife, but in the end he asked Coco Lee's two sisters to press the button.
Coco Lee's husband was surrounded and blamed by the crowd.
After Bruce left the cremation site, a crowd of fans lined the street, surrounded his car, and berated him, demanding that he "give back Coco Lee." They also accused Bruce of mistreating his wife.
He was escorted by three bodyguards to his car. On the way, a woman grabbed him and asked him why he had killed Coco Lee. Even when he got in the car, fans started banging on Bruce's car windows.
According to a source, when the media asked him what he wanted to say to his late wife, he simply said: "I love Coco Lee, I loved her all my life."
Coco Lee's portrait at the funeral.
Previously, the family held a memorial service for Coco Lee on July 31. According to Sina, Coco Lee's sister lost control during the farewell ceremony for the late singer for relatives and friends.
Throughout the ceremony, Nancy Lee hugged her boyfriend several times and cried until she collapsed, repeatedly shouting "he killed my sister".
It is known that the singer's mother did not come. Coco's sister said the family did not want to see her mother "the white-haired one sending off the young one". The family was afraid that she would not be able to overcome the pain of losing her child because she was 84 years old.
Coco Lee's sister cried at the funeral.
Coco Lee’s husband was also present at the ceremony, looking somber. He hugged some of his friends at the funeral, but did not share anything. He sat in the guest row with his two daughters and was not invited to speak.
Coco Lee's funeral was also attended by many colleagues, including Xiao Yaxuan, Han Hong, Zhen Ni... A-list stars such as Andy Lau, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Stephen Chow, Karen Mok... sent wreaths to pay their respects to the talented singer.
Hong Kong and Chinese press recorded a long line of fans, up to more than 1,000 people, in front of the funeral home. They held flowers, many shed tears, mourning and saying goodbye to Coco Lee.
Fans lined up to see Coco Lee off in front of the funeral home.
Coco Lee committed suicide on July 2, was rushed to the hospital, and died on July 5, at the age of 48. She died after battling depression, breast cancer, and the pain of her husband's infidelity.
After Coco passed away, Rockowitz and his two children returned from the US to Hong Kong to hold her funeral. During this time, the Canadian businessman is said to have hired a lawyer to help him clarify his wife's will, with the aim of becoming the legal heir.
The cause originated from Mr. Rockowitz's doubts about the accuracy of Coco Lee's document about who she left her assets to. However, the singer's husband did not respond to the above incident.
Coco Lee was born in 1975 and is known as a Hong Kong-American pop diva. She is famous for the song "A love before time" in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee.
In her final years, despite facing marital turmoil and tormenting illness, she regularly organized live shows in and outside Hong Kong.
Coco Lee married Bruce Rockowitz, Executive Chairman of Li & Fung Group, in 2010. At that time, the businessman was already married and had two daughters. During their marriage, the singer and her husband underwent nine rounds of artificial insemination but had no children.
According to a friend of Coco Lee, the couple has been separated for two years and has only completed about 70% of the divorce proceedings. The source said that the couple had planned to complete the proceedings this July.
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