Opinion | Wendi Deng called 'evil' and 'admirable' on China's Weibo after Murdoch divorce news

“According to reports, Murdoch regretted marrying Wendi Deng and had long wanted to divorce her," read a post by one user. "Murdoch finally saw clearly that this evil woman was glaring hungrily like a tiger at his property and assets all day long. As early as several years ago, Murdoch began to suspect Wendi and confessed to his own eldest son that he regretted taking her as his wife.”

“Wendi Deng will use any means to make money. She has no bottom line on using people, disrupting marriages and disregarding the benefactors that have helped her get what she wants. How can she have no sense of shame? This despicable woman is the humiliation of all Chinese people,” said another Weibo comment.

“[Deng’s] intentions were evil. If we flaunt her achievements, society is just going to become more of a mess. Girls all want to find shortcuts, look for wealthy old men and destroy other people’s marriages. This all makes society more messed up,” another wrote.

Some commentators went as far as criticising Deng’s looks.