What is sad is that stuff like this would have actually ‘helped’ his career in America
on February 26th, 2008 at 6:00 amSex picture scandal ends career of hip-hop star
By Clifford Coonan in Shanghai
ndependent.co.uk
The curtain fell on the startling career of the Hong Kong hip-hop bad boy Edison Chen yesterday, after he retired from showbiz in the wake of a nude celebrity photo scandal. The explicit photos have rocked the territory and will make Cantopop stars and film starlets think twice about meeting a loved one’s wishes to get down and dirty in the boudoir for an amateur photo shoot.
While the mainland has been gripped by tales of blizzards and trapped migrant workers, Hong Kong has been more concerned with what was on Chen’s hard drive. And they have been asking themselves what the 27-year-old Canadian-born heart-throb thought he was doing taking 1,300 photos of himself having sex with a dozen different starlets.
“I have failed as a role model,” said the clearly shocked actor as cameras flashed from the hundreds of reporters gathered. “However I wish that this matter will teach everyone a lesson.” (more…)
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