The Hongcouver | Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson splits with pop star Wanting Qu, whose mother faces possible death penalty in China
The couple broke up in May, mayor’s office confirms
Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson has broken up with girlfriend Wanting Qu, the Vancouver-based pop star whose mother is facing corruption charges and a possible death penalty in China.
In response to a question about their relationship, the mayor’s office confirmed on Thursday that Robertson and Qu “are no longer together. They ended their relationship in May”.
Qu did not respond to a request for comment made via her Nettwerk music label. But after the SCMP reported the breakup online, she said on Twitter : “We wish nothing but happiness and success for each other and continue to be close friends. Love.”
Robertson, 52, and Qu, 33, went public with their relationship in January 2015, six months after the mayor announced his separation from his wife of more than 25 years, Amy Robertson.
In July 2016, it emerged that Qu’s mother, Qu Zhang Mingjie, a former civic official in the Chinese city of Harbin, was accused of embezzling 350 million yuan (US$52 million) in a complex real estate scam. Zhang denies the charges.
