It hasn’t been an easy few months for local actor Ryan Lian.
On Sunday (Nov 23), the 37-year-old Ah Boys To Men star was attacked by a 21-year-old man in Serangoon.
Ryan later confirmed with Chinese media Lianhe Zaobao that he was slashed three times across his face outside NEX mall and was sent to the hospital after the assault.
He was discharged on Monday (Nov 25).
Ryan’s alleged attacked, Aaron Samuel Yukon, 21, has been charged with one count of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.
Ryan took to his Instagram to address the incident yesterday (Nov 26).
According to Ryan, he came across articles about the incident and was particularly bothered by comments left by netizens.
“Some people even left laughing emojis,” he wrote.
“Usually when I head home from work, I don’t interact with anyone. I won’t even kill a single ant and neither have I ever jeopardised anyone’s livelihood for my own benefit,” added Ryan.
The actor also asserted that he did not say a single bad thing about his attacker when speaking to reporters, yet somehow all the online hate was directed at him.
“How badly do you all want to destroy me?!” he said.
Ryan, who suffers from depression, also said: “I thought I was mentally ill and felt bad about it. Now I realised, it’s the society that is sick.”
In September, Ryan was arrested after he was caught on video allegedly tampering with the electronic lock of his neighbour’s home in Telok Blangah.
He later told Lianhe Zaobao that he spent five days in the Institute of Mental Health after his arrest.