Defenders hit back at the lack of context.
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In 2024, former EXO member Tao (also known as Huang Zitao) and former SM Entertainment trainee and actress Xu Yiyang got married.
Former EXO Member Tao Marries Former SM Entertainment Trainee
In 2025, the couple shared details of their official wedding with fans and continued to post content with each other for fans to enjoy.
Former SM Entertainment Idols Reveal New Details About Their Upcoming Wedding
However, a viral clip of the couple has sparked major controversy, with netizens heavily divided on the nature of the video.
The clip, which was captioned, was from the live stream and said that the two “slapped each other” during the broadcast, and it has gone viral with over 6.8 million views.
#HuangZitao and #XuYiyang slapped each other during livestream #Cent pic.twitter.com/0bQa2gUnYj
— 瓜🍉 (@CentGossip_) August 9, 2026
Some netizens hit back at Tao’s actions, saying that a man shouldn’t hit a woman.
to each their own but i would never ever tolerate a man raising his hand at me
— jay (@tensorfied_) August 9, 2026
Girl leave him or leave us out of it 💔 on live is crazy
— zana (@cchuanverse) August 9, 2026
This is very weird. A man should never feel comfortable putting his hands on you idc
— kaiza (@pinkshonour) August 9, 2026
Yet, netizens quickly defended the stars, posting the whole clip that they were actually playing a game, and it was Yiyang’s choice, not something forced upon her. They added that the clip out of context could cause serious damage.
Y’all are falling for clip farms made by marketing accounts taking shit out of context to smear people. They were playing a game and this was yiyang’s idea btw you guys don’t know anything 💔 pic.twitter.com/bMTVMpmnhR
— dolly🧸 (@lemonyasi) August 10, 2026
yall love using clips without the whole context
heres the reasoning… he’s playing a game with wife, and if you know them. you know this is how they are…
same man who made a whole menstrual pad company for his wife and women after she told him how uncomfortable her pads were…
— 𝘨𝘦𝘰 / 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘶 ☆〜（ゝ。∂）🍈 (@verdXcosmic) August 10, 2026
Tao x Yiyang were just playing a slap game for fun. y’all stop reaching & creating negative narratives out of nothing. smh! #ZTAO #HuangZitao pic.twitter.com/AkqIgYlfV8
— hztttao (@noviaini) August 10, 2026
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