Andy Lau fan's father kills himself:Sina condemns and enjoys Sina.com has opened a special minisite about a fan of pop star Andy Lau (刘德华) whose father committed suicide. Below is a translation of Sina's introduction to the affair: After crazed star chaser Yang Lijuan (杨丽娟) became obsessed with Andy Lau in 1994, her father bankrupted the family trying to help her realize her dream. Last year he considered selling a kidney in order to collect funds for her to travel to meet him, but even then she was not satisfied with a simple photo of herself with her idol. On March 26 in Hong Kong, her father jumped into the sea and drowned himself. His last wishes turned out to be that Andy Lau should meet his daughter again. Such extreme behavior even caused the media to cry out "She is not the only person chasing celebrities!". From Juanjuan [nickname for Yang Lijuan] and her father we can see that the today's celebrity culture is harming people. How can we stop the blind adoration of celebrities? What kind of guidance can the media give to the people when it comes to chasing the stars? The attitude would make a British tabloid newspaper editor proud: condemning an event while enjoying all the salacious details of the story, and the traffic it brings to their website. Other Chinese media are not immune; below is a clip from Shanghai's Dragon TV about the affair. http://www.danwei.org/internet/andy_lau_fa...r_kills_him.php
