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[GeneChing]

it seems related though.

Two Men Detained over Graphic Photos of HK Celebrities
2008-03-01 01:03:34 Xinhua
Police have arrested two men in the central China province of Hunan for posting explicit nude photographs of Hong Kong celebrities on the Internet.

The men, surnamed Xiao and Wang, were sentenced to five days detention for circulating the photos of entertainer Edison Chen and female celebrities.

On Tuesday, police at Changshan Public Security Bureau found more than 10 graphic images in an on-line post. The writer of the post, which drew more than 100,000 clicks, proclaimed he had many more such photos.

Police said Xiao copied more than 400 photos from Wang on Feb. 10, and more than 300 were confirmed to be pornographic. Around 2:00 a.m. the next morning, Xiao allegedly posted some of the photos on the Internet.

Xiao invited friends to his home to view the photos on his computer on Feb. 20 and 25, police said.

According to China's regulations on administrative penalties for public security, those found producing, duplicating, selling or circulating pornographic products even without the purpose of making profit can face detention of up to 15 days.

Previously, 11 people had been under police detention either for producing and selling the photos or for posting copies on the Internet.

Ten people who allegedly produced, sold or bought computer discs of the photos were arrested in the southern city of Shenzhen last week, when police confiscated about 250 discs and six computers used to produce the discs.

An 11th suspect, surnamed Yu, was detained for 10 days in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 22. He was found to have downloaded 260 photos on his computer and uploaded the photos to the album of his QQ space to attract the attention of other Internet users.

Last month, photos of the Canadian-born Chen caught in sexual acts with Hong Kong starlets surfaced on the Internet.

Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com had been asked by a Beijing Internet self-discipline organization to make a public apology for allowing the spreading of the photos last week.

[GeneChing]

Amazing what you can bounce back from, huh?

Edison Chen Back to Spotlight with New Film
2008-04-02 20:49:35 CRIENGLISH.com

Hong Kong singer-actor Edison Chen, the focus of the celebrity nude photo controversy, will come back to the spotlight to cooperate with Hong Kong actress Hsu Chi in shooting a romance movie invested by an American independent film studio.

The agent companies of the two stars have confirmed the news, and said the investor doesn't care about Edison's photo incident, and thought his privacy has little connection with his acting career. So they contacted Edison in the first place, for they thought he is the most suitable actor to visualize the character described in the script.

The agent company also disclosed that Chen is going to start shooting this summer. Meanwhile, there are also some other western film producers who have expressed their wishes to cooperate with Edison.

The film, which will be shot in both Singapore and Chicago, tells the story of a Chinese student (to be played by Edison) who studied in the States. He has been appointed to work in Singapore, where he starts a romantic story with a girl played by Hsu Chi.

After publicly resigning from the Hong Kong showbiz circle, the scandal-plagued pop star Edison Chen went to the United States for performing and business opportunities.

The twenty-seven-year-old Chen shot to fame in late 1990s, and has released a dozen albums and has appeared in popular films such as "Infernal Affairs" and "Initial D."

[GeneChing]

I didn't search for the video. If anyone finds it, please post it. I've been too busy trying not to go for the pun on Josie Ho...

Edison Chen, Josie Ho In New Video
14 April 2008
Alex Au

Less than two months after he quit Hong Kong showbiz, Edison Chen (陳冠希) is back in a music video.

Edison quit after being publicly shamed when sex photos belonging to him leaked onto the internet in January, sparking the entertainment industry’s biggest scandal in recent memory.

Edison has not, however, made a comeback – the music video for Josie Ho (何超儀)'s "Repay" <償還> that he features in was filmed last December.

The song is part of Josie's latest album, Elastic Rock, which was released today.

The song, a Teresa Tang (鄧麗君) cover, is one of three on the album with videos directed by in-demand director Vernie Yeung, who has worked with Kylie Minogue.

In the video, Edison features as a puppet that Josie manipulates in love scenes.

Her company considered pulling the video because of the scandal, but Josie was adamant that it was released. She said that Edison had done her a favour by working on her video despite being very busy and that she could not ditch him simply because of recent events.

Josie joked: "I've created these intimate photos, so I don't need Kira to put me on the web."