Reopening the Edison Files

Discussion in 'Chinese Entertainment' started by Maverick, Feb 28, 2009.

  1. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    Reopening the Edison Files

    Ahead of his promotional visit here, we look back at the Edison Chen sex photo scandal and how it impacted all those involved

    HONG KONG bad boy Edison Chen is expected to be in Singapore later today.

    But even before his arrival, there has been renewed buzz surrounding the sex photo scandal the 28-year-old was embroiled in, which proved to be the biggest shock in Asian entertainment last year.
    Hundreds of scandalous pictures of him with several Hong Kong female celebrities were leaked onto the Internet when his computer was allegedly hacked into during a repair job.
    The Canadian-born singer-actor had come out of his self-imposed exile to appear in a Vancouver court as a witness recently, in the trial of the Hong Kong computer technician who had allegedly leaked the photographs.
    But the reverberations felt from the scandal had already been felt. Aside from Edison's career, the careers of the women in the photographs have also been affected.


    EDISON CHEN, 28
    Immediate effect:
    When the scandal hit, he pulled a disappearing act and flew to Boston to be with girlfriend Vincy - one of the girls whose pictures were leaked. Then he recorded a 90-second video clip, apologising to all.
    Edison then returned to Hong Kong and announced his 'indefinite retirement' from the Hong Kong entertainment scene.
    Subsequent fallout:
    Following the scandal, the actor was axed from the upcoming action movie Jump, directed by Stephen Fung. Credit card company Manhattan Titanium also withdrew all their advertisements featuring him. There were also rumours that the Hong Kong triads had put a HK$500,000 ($10,000) bounty for one of Edison's hands.
    Thankfully, he got to keep his cameo role in The Dark Knight, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it two second appearance.
    Survival Prediction: 6/10
    We hate to admit this, but girls will probably choose a bad boy over a geek. And although he's had his fair share of critics on the Net, some guys are actually 'praising' him for being able to 'score with all these hot ladies'.
    Jobs will be thin for him now, he hasn't been involved in any major project since his Batman cameo. Not that anyone will remember that too.

    GILLIAN CHUNG, 29
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    Immediate effect:
    Two years before the sex photo scandal, a Hong Kong magazine published semi-nude pictures of Gillian allegedly taken inside a dressing room after a Twins concert in Genting Highlands.
    A teary-eyed Gillian cried foul, and rallied a slew of Hong Kong heavyweights like Jackie Chan to denounce the magazine's irresponsible ways.
    So when the Edison sex pictures surfaced, the angry public called her a 'hypocrite'.
    She tried to salvage the situation by making an apology that she was 'silly and naive', but it appeared too late.
    Subsequent fallout:
    In February last year, Gillian made her first public appearance was on the music programme Jade Solid Gold, but she received over 1,500 viewer complaints.
    She had to withdraw from several promotional events following the public backlash, including an appearance at last year's Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
    Her much-hyped performance in the Chen Kaige film Forever Enthralled was also axed in the final cut.
    Survival Prediction: 3/10
    Gone is Gillian, the cutesy girl who prances on stage (with fellow Twin member Charlene Choi), singing bubblegummy pop confections.
    But all is not lost. She is said to be starting on a new movie by The Warlords' director James Yuen, as well as some commercials.
    Hong Kong media reports also say they have sought the help of veteran actor Andy Lau to help guide and 'shield' Gillian to a successful return.
    She is also said to be appearing on a TVB talk show, where she will address the photo scandal for the first time.

    CECILIA CHEUNG, 28
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    Immediate effect:
    The actress was already pretty much under the radar since her marriage to actor Nicholas Tse and the birth of her son Lucas.
    Her last major film was The Shopaholics in 2006.
    But the scandal allegedly hurt her relationship with Nicholas, with reports that she had moved out.
    Nicholas later dismissed talk that their marriage was on the rocks and the couple is said to be trying for another baby.
    Subsequent fallout:
    Thankfully for Cecilia, she had already put her career on the back burner when the scandal broke.
    In a post-scandal interview, Nicholas spoke up for his wife, saying that 'those (referring to the sex photos) are history, stuff that happened long ago'.
    He also stressed that he 'was not the last to know', indirectly implying that he had already known of his wife being linked to Edison before their marriage.
    Survival Prediction: 8/10
    No one seemed too surprised by Cecilia's involvement in the scandal, although her pictures were by far, the most explicit.
    Perhaps, it had to do with Cecilia's reputation as a bad girl; in past interviews, she had admitted to picking up smoking and drinking in her teenage years.
    She should emerge relatively unscathed. Recent paparazzi pictures of her show her looking very happy with son Lucas.

    BOBO CHAN, 29
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    Immediate effect:
    Bobo, who was linked to Edison back in 2001, was reported to be 'severely distraught' when the scandal broke as she was about to get hitched to rich businessman, Kam Tze Yao.
    Subsequent fallout:

    Kam's parents were apparently 'furious' over the photos and the marriage was put on hold. The couple are still together, but have since moved to Canada. They are yet to marry.
    Survival Prediction:
    7/10
    The public sympathised with Bobo the most as she was probably the only one who had officially been Edison's girlfriend.With that sympathy factor, perhaps time will heal all wounds between her and Kam's family.

    VINCY YEUNG, 19
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    Immediate effect:
    The niece of Albert Yeung, who's the founder of Emperor Entertainment Group (and Edison's former boss), dated Edison for three years prior to the scandal. He had reportedly proposed to her a few times.Her dad and uncle Alfred weren't too pleased over the photos and any plans of an impending marriage ground to a halt.
    Subsequent fallout:
    There was online speculation that Vincy might have been underaged when her nude photos were shot, but authorities later confirmed that she was of legal age (for consensual sex) at the point of being photographed.Vincy, who spends most of her time in the United States, stayed out of the limelight during the period of the scandal.
    Survival Prediction:
    6/10
    Vincy was recently spotted back in Hong Kong (she is based in Boston, doing her university studies), wearing a bracelet and carrying a BlackBerry that Edison gave her as presents.The two of them are said to be still dating.

    RACHEL NGAN, 26
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    Immediate effect:
    Rachel, a model and actress, best known for her role in the movie Gen-Y Cops, was one of the first who anticipated she would be dragged into the scandal.When the first photos were leaked, she admitted in an interview that she and Edison were 'intimate once, a long time ago' but 'was not worried' if her photos surfaced.
    Subsequent fallout:
    Rachel, who recently opened a flower shop in Central Hong Kong with friends, was spotted by reporters one day at her shop.When questioned about the ongoing court case, in trademark nonchalant fashion, she just said: 'No comments, just go away.'
    Survival Prediction: 8/10
    Armed with such a cool, heck-care attitude, we think she'll ride out this saga and emerge stronger.There are unconfirmed rumours though, that she has left the entertainment scene to go back to studies, majoring in law in university.
     
    #1 Maverick, Feb 28, 2009
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  2. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    Yep, the E-Files are reopened -_-
     
  3. bobbylee

    bobbylee Well-Known Member

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    interesting article. looks like ah gil is going to have a harder path getting back since all the rest were out of the entertainment circle
     
  4. jcy_yan

    jcy_yan Well-Known Member

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    Wrong picture for Vincy Yeung? That;s the girl who looks like Sammi, I don't remember her name...
     
  5. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    Ok, changed pic
     
  6. hayato2000

    hayato2000 Well-Known Member

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    haha "the E-files are reopened ' (nice phrase), i wonder now they broke the silence more pics will show, i think they will aim at a-gil cos she is the only one making a come back.... i dont know i think her come back is way toooooo soon....what u guys and/or girls think? :p
     
  7. Chibi12

    Chibi12 Well-Known Member

    well jus when the gals were hoping the story has died down n cn get on with their lives, its started up again, damn, was hoping it never rose again, got soooo bored of this the 1st time round.
     
  8. Kaitou_Kid

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    i think gillian's recovery is the weakest because nobody expected it from her. they kind of expected it from everyone else
     
  9. negiqboyz

    negiqboyz Well-Known Member


    i think so too .. i was shocked when i heard of the news myself even though i am not her fan .. i saw some of twins' photos and they seems to head toward the cutie pie route .. suddenly all these sensitive pop up portraying her a slut .. wow .. 360 degree flip there. imagine a young kid looking up to her now learning that she's just another ho with a costume.

    vincy .. wow for a 19 y/o . she's freaking old and ho like looking .. it's edison's type alright ... lol
     
  10. Maverick

    Maverick Lord Vader

    It's a 180 degrees flip, if you do a 360 than you are at the same direction as before -smart
     
  11. negiqboyz

    negiqboyz Well-Known Member

    yeah .. lol .. thanks .. kinda sleepy now ..