Joanne Peh does TikTok live, slams disrespectful merchant, cancels China sales livestream

Actress and livestream host Joanne Peh spoke up about a disrespectful encounter with a Chinese merchant she was supposed to host a livestream sale for on Jun. 17.

The 43-year-old cancelled the livestream and took to TikTok live to speak up about the experience, saying:

"This is the one merchant that I think you are so full of yourself. If you think you can go ahead and stream all by yourself, then don't invite the creators."

Clips from her livestream were recorded and uploaded by another TikTok user, who also said they related to Peh as a former livestreamer.

Peh vented in her livestream, saying: "We don't expect you to come and pick us in a big-a** car, we don't expect you to give us a bouquet of flowers and have a whole entourage of people waiting for us at your front door. We don't demand this kind of thing. But just because we don't ask for it doesn't mean you don't even offer us a drink when we sit down."

Zero respect

Peh had posted a TikTok story announcing the cancellation of her livestream as there was "zero respect" from the merchant.

She also uploaded two more stories on Jun. 18, explaining that the decision wasn't made lightly.

She added:

"Because walking away from a stream means walking away from time, effort and income that many people had already invested in. I cancelled it because I witnessed interactions that I could not, in good conscience, support."

While she did not share the full details of the incident, she said she had learned of "experiences shared by account managers who had worked hard behind the scenes to support the growth of the business involved".

"Taken together, those experiences reinforced my belief that stepping away had been the right decision," she said.

Peh said no business succeeds alone and called for every creator and those working behind the scenes to be treated with respect.

"Success is built on people. That support should be met with gratitude. Not entitlement. Which is why respect should never be optional," she wrote.