Looks like public image can go out the window now that someone doesn't have to compete for that tedious Top Ten popularity contest in the Star Awards.

Singapore actress Rui En has made it into the news again, this time not for negligent driving, but for a run in with her neighbour.

Her interaction with her neighbour was so distasteful that he wrote in to Lianhe Wanbao to complain.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, Rui En (probably locked out of her home without her keys) turned up at her neighbour's door on April 20 (at about 6pm). Her first words to him were, "Lend me your power bank. My phone is dead."

Unfortunately the elderly neighbour did not have a power bank, so he invited Rui En into his house to use his landline.

The neighbour said that Rui En dialled two to three numbers which did not get through, causing her to throw the phone in a rage twice. Finally, she got through to her helper. Rui En told her helper that she was waiting for the latter to come home to open the door.

The elderly neighbour's wife mentioned to the newspaper that throughout the calls, Rui En appeared to be impatient and agitated. She even ordered the neighbour's wife to head upstairs to retrieve some of her items, without a word of thanks throughout.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, Rui En brought a gift basket as a peace offering to her neighbours to apologise on April 21. Her neighbours accepted her apology but declined the gift.

They hope that she would learn from this episode, saying that as a public figure, she should be aware of her words and actions, and not vent her emotions in return for the goodwill of others.

When contacted by Lianhe Wanbao, Rui En's manager said that this was a private dispute between neighbours which has been settled.

At the 2016 Star Awards, Rui En was awarded the All Time Favourite Artiste honour after winning Top Ten Most Popular Female Artiste for 10 times, where she apologised for driving negligently.

Well, on the bright side, with all these media coverage, people will really know who she is.

Update: A previous version of this article stated that Rui En apologised after the news was published. We could not verify it hence the article was updated. It also corrected misspellings of 'Lianhe Wanbao'.

H/T to Lianhe Wanbao

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