Namewee in Custody for Iris Hsieh Murder Investigation

Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, remains in police custody as authorities investigate the death of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh, which was reclassified as a murder earlier this month. The 31-year-old Hsieh was found unresponsive in a bathtub at a high-end hotel in Kuala Lumpur on October 22, and Namewee, 42, was the last person seen with her.

Hsieh, a former nurse known online as Nurse Goddess with hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers, had traveled to Kuala Lumpur to collaborate with Namewee on a commercial video project. The two had previously worked together on his 2020 music video for "China Reggaeton." According to her social media manager, the meeting was professional in nature. Namewee called emergency services that afternoon around 1:40 p.m., but responders took nearly an hour to arrive, a delay he later criticized publicly.

Upon arrival, paramedics pronounced Hsieh dead at the scene. Police initially classified the case as a sudden death report. However, on November 4, investigators reclassified it as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code after discovering suspicious elements, though details of the evidence have...