Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu claims ex-husband threw 'Harry Potter hardcover box set' at her

Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, 47, and ex-husband, 42-year-old Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, have been engaged in several legal battles since their divorce in late 2021.

Recently, Wang made several claims in court in Taiwan that Hsu had used his credit card on gifts and items for her subsequent marriage to Korean rapper DJ Koo, 54.

Hsu rebutted the claims in a lengthy post on social media, saying that it was Wang who cheated in their marriage.

Hsu also revealed how he had been violent towards her and how, during one of his drunken stupors, Wang had pushed Hsu, who was then pregnant, to the ground.

“You then took a Harry Potter hardcover book set and threw it at me,” she wrote.

Following the revelation, “Harry Potter hardcover book set” became a trending topic on Weibo.

While some netizens slammed Wang for hitting his pregnant wife, many, believe it or not, were curious as to how heavy the box set is. 

And did he toss one book or the entire set?

Well, here are some answers. 

According to some netizens, the collectible set, which consists of seven books, is housed in a trunk-like box and weighs 7.7kg, though others claimed it's 9.9kg.

Regardless, that's one heavy box set and even if Wang had hurled one book, it could cause considerable injury if Hsu was hit.

There were comments like “Even one book would be over 1.4kg”, “You can kill someone if it hit the back of the head” and “Don’t talk about hardcover, even paperback version can cause injuries”.