Gillian Chung Faces New Picture Scandal

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A source in Hong Kong now alleges another man who dated Gillian Chung, someone other than Edison Chen, may have also taken naughty pictures of her in private. The source said the man who has possession of new naughty Gillian pictures is a celebrity, which immediately raises suspicion it could be Alex Fong. The source also mentioned that some of those pictures may have been stolen, and could be released at a later date. News of the new naughty pictures has not yet hit news papers in Hong Kong. Stay tuned as this story develops …

Recently Alex was asked about Gillian’s apology news conference. He said that he happened to be at home resting, so he did see the interview on television, and he said that she has taken a step forward, but he has nothing more to say.

TVB held a fundraising variety show Help And Love yesterday evening to raise money for the action aid project of the same name to help the victims of the snowstorm crisis in Mainland China.

Among the celebrities taking part in the event were the singing duo Twins (pictured above left is Gillian Chung, and right is Charlene Choi). Gillian Chung, who has earned herself the nickname of "Naive Gillian" after her involvement in the recent naughty photos scandal, and her subsequent explanation for her actions as being "naive and foolish", remains the focus of the media attention. Charlene Choi joined Gillian to perform.

Despite thousands of complaints from the public about the planned appearance of Gillian at the charity show, TVB decided to show their support for her and did not cancel their booking. The producers had also arranged for a group of Twins fans to sit in the live audience and support the duo during their performance. After joining the other stars in the main performance of the theme song "Bringing Warmth In Snow", they also performed "Six Years Of Love" as their fans showed their applause and encouragement from the audience.

After their item, Twins did not stick around nor answer any of the reporters’ questions because they were rushed off to the EEG New Year celebrations.

The show’s producer Wai Sai Fai was asked about the change to Twins’ song from the originally planned "Connected Relationships" and he said that this was made at their request. He also said that although there were more Twins fans in the audience than any other group of fans, but this was made in arrangement with each of the singers’ fan clubs and was fair.

During the ensemble performance, Alan Tam seemed to keep passing the microphone over to Gillian, who was stood beside him on the stage. He explained that this was to show his support for her and he denied that she was wearing a frown all evening, saying she was very brave and strong.

TVB Executive Chairman Sir Run Run Shaw led the donations for the evening by pledging HK$1 million and he was joined by other noted philanthropists including Mr Timothy Fok who donated HK$5 million on behalf of his family business and also Peter Lam, Pansy Ho, Albert Yeung, and Joseph Lau, who all also donated HK$1 million towards the fund.

The artists and singers at the event, including Raymond Lam, Bosco Wong, Kevin Cheng, and the cast of TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets, all gave up their time to take part in the performance and encouraged the viewers at home to phone in and pledge their donations to the worthy cause.

HK Comedian and Actress Lydia Sum dies of cancer

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HONG KONG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lydia Shum Din-Ha, known as Fei-fei, or Fatty, and one of Hong Kong's most popular comedian actresses, died of liver tumor and other complications on Tuesday morning in a hospital in Hong Kong. She was 60 years old.

Shum was born in July, 1947 into a well-off large family in Shanghai and ranked the fifth among the family's eight children. She made her film debut in 1960, joined the Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers, a famous film company, as a child actress and rose to stardom with the free-to-air television broadcaster TVB's variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, which was hugely popular in Hong Kong for over 20 years.

With her signature smile, dark-rimmed glasses and comic hairstyle, Shum established herself as a comic and dramatic actress. Her successful career spanning almost half a century also included the role as a TV hostess.

Shum married Hong Kong actor and singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow in 1985 after they lived together years. The two split up in 1987, only eight months after their daughter and only child Joyce was born.

Shum, dogged by numerous health problems, including chronic ailments such as cholangitis, diabetes and hypertension, was lately admitted to hospitals repeatedly. She was diagnosed with liver tumor and cancer around the gallbladder in 2006 and was discharged from hospital in July 2007 after an operation to remove a third of her liver. But she collapsed at home and was rushed to hospital in October

Eric Tsang Supports Gillian Chung at Charity Event: Should Not Deny a Charitable Act

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Gillian Chung performance at the charity event 《雪中送暖》 elicited 170 complaints from audience. Eric Tsang pointed out: “It shouldn’t matter because it is for charity. [Gillian] should not be denied if she intended to do something good.” Gillian made a public statement earlier but there were criticism about the content. Eric explained that managers are in charged nowadays. A lot of artistes don’t deal with these incidents. It is different than the artistes in the 80s who had to take care of themselves.

Eric is most sympathetic towards BoBo Chan out of everyone involved in the scandal. Are you worried that BoBo’s wedding is called off? Eric said: “BoBo is an adult. She needs to deal with her own issues. Not to mention the wedding is between BoBo and her finance. Marriage is a lifetime.” The suspected nude pictures of artistes have affected the entire city. Eric believes that as an adult, Edison Chen should be held accountable for what he did. He said: “Even if you don’t explain and confess to the public, Edison should explain himself to the females involved in the scandal. His video clip does not count.” There are rumours that Edison slit his wrist. Eric said: “People can write about anything. You can only confirm it is true when you see it.”

There were criticisms about the president of the Artistes’’ Union, Alan Tam, because people feel that he did not handle the incident correctly. Eris said: “No, in his speech 『香港人及娛樂圈的悲哀』 (Sorrow of Hong Kong people and entertainment circle), we already knew how seriousness of this incident. It contained police and media reports. It is even attracted international focus. So there was no mention of “doctoring or manipulation”. This incident is like the Robin Hood story. The person uploading the pictures is the heroic thief. He stole things for everyone to view. But taking it is like accepting stolen goods. People need to be clear if it is good or bad.”

Edison Chen photos published in magazines - laser discs sold in Toronto (Canada) shops

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Following the example of Next Magazine and Oriental Sunday in Hong Kong, a mainland Chinese entertainment magazine has published a special issue that contains about 30 of the Edison Chen photos. The magazine was promptly sold out after the first day. This magazine is published by a Jiangxi media unit and is distributed mainly in the Pearl River Delta region. According to Article 170 of the Criminal Law Code of the People's Republic of China, the production and distribution of pornographic material for profit is subject to a maximum penalty of three years in jail plus fines.

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In the shops of Toronto (Canada), laser discs of the Edison Chen photos are on sale for about HKD 40. The cost of the laser disc is probably one tenth of the sales price. According to a local lawyer, it is not against the law to sell these laser discs. The police will not take action unless they receive a complain about violation of intellectual property rights.

Gillian Chung Mocked at TVB Charity Show - Please do not poison our young generations

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TVB received more than 200 complaints against last night's appearance of Gillian Chung, her first performance since the scandal erupted. Most complainants said it was inappropriate for Chung to perform at the charity show, which raised money for victims of the mainland's recent snowstorms. An online survey also recorded more than 2,400 votes in support of the statement: "We don't need artists like this [Gillian Chung]. Please do not poison our young generations."

Yesterday at the TVB charity show, Gillian Chung stood in the front row wearing the special event t-shirt and sang with the rest of the entertainers. Then she sang the song <In Love For Six Years> with her Twins partner Charlene Choi. During the performance, some people called in to donate "money under the name of "Very silly, very naïve." Other names were "Chen XX," "Black Gil," etc. All of those kinds of names were filtered off the air by TVB. However, using the name "Twins fans" was acceptable.

Edison asked police for 24 hours protection

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Edison is getting more troubles even he is not in HK yet. Billboards of him has been taken down in HK. In a string of pullouts, this will be the recent event.

Furthermore, Edison Chen is now bargaining with HK Police with 3 conditions. The newspaper said that the star is negotiating with the police via his lawyers for 24-hour police protection, a safe house and a guarantee of his status as a witness. According to the newspaper, the police have agreed to the first request if circumstances require, but have refused to commit to the second or third.

He indeed worried about his safety as there are rumors that HK triads will take him down once he comes back to HK. Not just his career is on the line now but his life as well.

Gillian Chung Received 170 Complaints - Only Receives Support From TVB

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Gillian Chung was involved in the suspected nude picture scandal. Her image is damaged. Earlier, her statement “Too naïve, very silly” was met with criticism because people felt it lacked honesty. Her performance with her Twins partner, Charlene Choi, at TVB’s charity event 《雪中送暖》 was also met with resistance from audiences. Audience members pressured TVB and there was a rapid increase of complaints to 170 cases as of yesterday afternoon. In the last couple of days, netizens started up 「全球要求阿嬌退出娛樂圈大行動」 which aims to nudge Gillian into retirement from the entertainment industry. There will be a 「玩嬌行動」 (“play” with Gillian) protest scheduled for next Saturday at West Kowloon centre because Gillian will be attending the equestrian event. At the same time, another group called 「一群清醒的歌迷」 (a group of conscious (awoken) fans) will send her a 「給阿Sa的信」 (open letter to Gillian). This group of fans had their heart broken by Gillian and intend to leave Gillian in the dust.

Tonight TVB’s charity event 《雪中送暖》 will be broadcasted. It is to raise money for the victims of the snow disaster in mainland China. This is Gillian’s first performance since the scandal was made public. She will perform a song, 《連帶關係》, with her Twins partner Charlene. But, after the news of Gillian’s performance was announced, audience’s protests have increasingly become more heated. The number of complaints has jumped to 170 cases from the original 8 cases. All of the complaints are against TVB for arranging Gillian’s performance in the show. Within those complaints, some complained about Liza Wang’s concert at Tin Shui Wai which was called 《天水荃情喜洋洋》 because TVB aired a segment with Twins. They criticized TVB for not cutting out those segments on February 9th.

Even though there was complaints but TVB also received phone calls and e-mails which support Gillian. TVB assistant director of public relations, 曾醒明, announced there was a particularly long e-mail addressed to TVB executive Stephen Chen. It suggested that TVB should give Gillian more encouragement to face the crowd and continue to work. It stated: “No one is perfect. [Gillian] should be given chances.” There were more then 10 people who called in to support Gillian’s performance. 曾醒明 said: “TVB respects people with differing opinions. As of right now, there will be no changes to the charity event. Twins did not quit the performance. TVB respects artistes. Twins is a duo and we won’t break up their performance. The program will start at 8 o’clock and Twins’ performance was scheduled near the start of the event.” Would there be special arrangements? 曾醒明 expressed that EEG did not make any special requests so everything will be conducted like normal. There will be no special arrangement for security. It is up to EEG if Gillian will accept any interviews. According to information, Twins will have another job this evening so they will leave immediately after the performance. The program’s producer, 衛世輝, said that people should give Gillian a chance. He said: “Even Hong Kong has renewal (revival) programs!”

Even though there is pressure, Gillian is determined to perform on-stage to help this charity event. But this has made Twins worry about their future. TVB continue to support Gillian coming out to work. Other broadcast stations, like 商台 announced a list of music and concert plans but Twins was not on the list. 商台 executive 陳靜嫻 expressed that there will be 3 big concert events in the next 9 months. Singers include Eason Chan, Miriam Yeung and Leo Ku. When asked if Twins are in their plans, she said: “Not right now.”

Actually, Twins’ work schedule was already thrown into chaos after the scandal. Originally, they were supposed to go to Taiwan to promote their Mandarin Chinese album. Yesterday, that trip was cancelled in an announcement. Twins’ representatives in Taiwan passed on the information from EEG. It stated that Twins needs to record a Cantonese album so they could not go to Taiwan for promotion. Some fans in Taiwan expressed their disappointment on the internet and stated that Twins did not respect the Taiwanese market. Gillian will return to Beijing to finish her scenes in 《梅蘭芳》 in a few days. It is estimated that she will wrap up her scenes in two days. Other movies like 《武俠梁祝》 have not confirmed if Gillian will be playing those roles.

After the scandal broke, Gillian was in isolation for two weeks. Yesterday, news reports stated that she found out her love had many girlfriends at the same time. She felt her feelings were deceived so she locked herself in her house. Fortunately, Charlene helped her pull through emotionally. Gillian was smiling at the news conference because EEG wanted her to be strong and not cry during CNY.