AT a press conference Tuesday in Taipei, singer David Tao admitted cheating on his wife Penny Chiang with Chinese artist manager Yang Ziqing last month. “In this regard, I feel ashamed. I did wrong,” Tao, 45, said.

    The star, who attended the press conference with his agent and lawyer, also apologized to his wife, her family, his mother and his fans, said the website NetEase.

    Responding to interviews Yang did with the Chinese website Quanminxingtan, he said he had known her since the end of 2010, and dated Yang before his marriage in August last year, reported Central News Agency.

    After the wedding, he texted her occasionally and met her only once, in Chengdu on June 19, he said.

    “This meeting was the cause of my infidelity, I can’t escape it, and no matter how things happened, I was wrong,” Tao said.

    His wife is 15 years his junior. Yang, who is in her early 20s, said she has dated Tao for six years.

    The story of her relationship with Tao broke last month, after Quanminxingtan published screenshots of the two’s WeChat messages. Later, the website did interviews with Yang, and released more Wechat messages.

    The agent and lawyer said the star would sue both Yang and Quanminxingtan, reported Central News Agency. His agent said, “Compensation is not the point. We want a public apology.”

    The lawyer said Yang had initiated the June 19 date, and it was suspicious how she was photographed after she met Tao.

    (SD-Agencies)