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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 37 MIN

From Musical Prodigy to Ten-Year Inmate: The Tragic Trajectory of the Li Family

from Matter of Fact: A play on "matter" (physics) and "facts" (news). · host Larry White

Li Shuangjiang, the "King of Red Songs," and his wife Meng Ge raised their son Li Tianyi in a world of extreme privilege and zero consequences, effectively engineering a "mixed-world demon king" who believed he was above the law. After years of parental intervention for numerous traffic violations and a violent 2011 assault, Li Tianyi was eventually sentenced to the maximum ten years in prison for a high-profile 2013 gang rape case. Following his 2023 release, unverified rumors suggest the family's cycle of indulgence persists with claims of millions in gambling debts in Las Vegas and attempts by his parents to illegally smuggle assets out of China to pay them.

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