Hong To: Famous comedian, had to go to court for his "red and black" life and peaceful life after the event

Hong To's real name is Cao Van To, born in 1963 in Tien Giang. He started his career as a reformed artist and quickly became famous.

In the early 1990s, when cai luong went downhill and comedy began to rise, Hong To and many other artists moved into this new field. Thanks to the endowed grace, his name rose like a kite in the wind. The 90s of the last century was the brilliant period of Hong To. He became a "star", ran all over the northern, central and southern provinces with high salaries, bought a house, bought a car quickly, his wife and children were full of happiness.

At the peak of the day, he made a few hundred million and lost a few billion because of the "red and black life"

At its peak, Hong To earned hundreds of millions of dong every day. Having money, Hong To's wife advised him to invest in real estate. At that time, this male artist was considered a giant artist because "every ward has a house". Artist Hong To, along with Bao Quoc, Bao Chung, and Duy Phuong, became the first four comedians in the South to own luxury cars and villas.

Accompanied by fame and money, Hong To began to fall into gambling, betting, property gradually put on a hat, and the family fell apart from there. The years of "burning" money in a game of chance were recounted by this artist in the program "After the halo" broadcast in December 2017. "One night I played 11 matches, each game was 50 million. In the morning I bought newspapers to see the results, the matches I caught completely lost. 11 matches I lost 9, drew 1 and won only 1", comedian 56 age said.

The once-popular comedian also revealed the largest amount in a match he had ever lost up to 100,000 USD (about 2.3 billion VND). Running out of money but not running out of "blood", Hong To started selling his house to remove the gauze, but the more he removed it, the more he lost. Each house kept leaving until there was nothing left to sell, the male artist borrowed from the gangsters to continue playing and was in debt, being chased and had to hide. Even his wife who supported him in business, art could not change his addiction to gambling, so he had to give up his shirt and leave. About 10 years like that, the male artist gradually lost his star position, became destitute, even attempted suicide and "disappeared" in the entertainment industry.

After the series of dark days mentioned above, Hong To herself also had to admit with pity that every time gambling was mentioned, she shivered. In 2012, Hong To remarried his wife 23 years younger than him named Kim Loan and had a beautiful baby girl together. In recent years, the male artist began to return to the entertainment industry when he was about 60 years old. While fans were not happy with his efforts to remake the life of the scandalous comedian, he once again made the audience happy. fake disappointed by continuing to stick to "red and black".

Going to court for not being able to stop gambling

In early May 2019, public opinion stirred about the arrest of artist Hong To. Accordingly, on the afternoon of April 17, Tan Phu District Police caught Hong To and 4 other people gambling at his NKN cafe. The seized exhibits are nearly 15 million dong and many gambling items. Because the casino is related to foreigners, the case was transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Police for investigation. After nearly a month in detention in Chi Hoa, artist Hong To was released.

After that, the trial of Hong To and his accomplices continuously took place on November 8, November 15, and November 29. At the trial on the afternoon of November 29, 2019, Hong To expressed regret and hoped that the Trial Council would have the lightest form of punishment to soon have the opportunity to bring her artistic talents to serve the public and make up for her mistakes. mistake made. When being told the last word, Hong To said that she was very troubled with her conscience and promised to try to correct the mistake.

"Hong To feels very guilty. Hong To promises you here that Hong To will try to do what is good to atone for the mistakes of the people around, the audience as well as the council in the city. Please give Hong To the lightest punishment so that Hong To can have the conditions to raise him because he is "an old father and a petty child". take care of the economy," he said.

Accordingly, the Trial Panel said that at the trial, the defendants confessed all violations as indicted. The defendants' behavior is dangerous to society, infringes on public order, and is a germ causing other crimes. The defendants knew that gambling was prohibited by the state, but they still did it intentionally. Therefore, there must be a severe punishment for deterrence. However, considering that the defendants do not have aggravating circumstances, have a good character, sincerely declare, repent, commit their first crimes, participate in gambling spontaneously and for entertainment, so there is no need for a method. separate the accused from social life. Therefore, the Trial Panel imposed a fine of 50 million dong on Hong To, and the remaining defendants were fined 20 million dong for gambling.

Peaceful life after the incident

Back after the incident, the actor lived a more closed life. He runs a coffee shop. Living expenses for the whole family rely only on income from trading, although only enough to eat and clothe, Hong To still feels luckier than many people.

"Walking around on social networks, I saw my fellow livestream artists selling each item. Although I know that the times are difficult, everyone needs to make a living, but these images make me heartbroken. Looking back, I see myself as still alive. lucky because at least has a stable life with his wife and children "- the actor confided.

Currently, Hong To has severely criticized herself after the incident related to the red and black game. The audience supports the attitude of refund, hoping that the actor will soon regain his reputation.

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