Shanghaiist: Edison Chen stuns Hong Kong by quitting showbiz

diamonds

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:46:24 +0800

I agree he owes the women an apology for not safeguarding the photos and possibly videos he took. However, they are grown women and they willingly did all the things that are in those photos. They seemed to be having alot of fun in those pictures and they seemed to be well aware that the photos were being taken. They were smiling and posing for the camera. If they were stupid enough, given their position in the industry, to allow someone to take pictures of them in intimate positions, then I say they get what they deserve. I have to sympathy for any of them. He just owes people an apology for being so stupid to have these pictures on a LAPTOP that was being repaired. Talk about no security whatsoever! They should have been moved onto another device for his own personal enjoyment. I personally don't understand how young people having sex is enough to warrant leaving showbiz -- I thought that basically was what showbiz was about!

clnh

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:35:04 +0800

I do not believe Edison Chen is sorry for what he had done. He sounded more like a politician being caught with his pants down begging society for forgiveness to clear his tainted image. His apology sounds very insincere. He is a very conceited narcissism who only cares about himself when he says, "I need to heal myself." Edison, what about the ladies you have hurt? What exactly are you going to do for them instead of all talks and no actions!? If he has any respect for Chinese people at all, he should apologize in Chinese language instead of English. Even though my first language is English, I still struggle to speak Chinese to show respect to Chinese people. We should not feel a lost if Edison decides to quit the Hong Kong Showbiz. He is a "dime a dozen". There will always be others eager inspiring hopefuls to fill his shoes and be a better representation model than this Edison muck! Hong Kong Showbiz will not suffer if Edison Chen quits!!! Therefore, please quit the Showbiz Edison to save the Chinese people from your embarrassing acts of immoral, vile, unethical, and immature practice of ruining people's lives!

clnh

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:31:22 +0800

I do not believe Edison Chen is sorry for what he had done. He sounded more like a politician being caught with his pants down begging society for forgiveness to clear his tainted image. His apology sounds very insincere. He is a very conceited narcissism who only cares about himself when he says, "I need to heal myself." Edison, what about the ladies you have hurt? What exactly are you going to do for them instead of all talks and no actions? If he has any respect for Chinese people at all, he should apologize in Chinese language instead of English. Even though my first language is English, I would still speak Chinese to show respect to Chinese people. We should not feel a sense of lost if Edison decides to quit the Hong Kong Showbiz. He is a "dime a dozen". There will always be others eager inspiring hopefuls to fill his shoes and be a better representation model than this Edison muck! Hong Kong Showbiz will not suffer if Edison Chen quits!!! Therefore, please quit the Showbiz Edison to save the Chinese people from your embarrassing acts of immoral vile unethical immature practice of ruining people's lives!

Les Izmore

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:19:16 +0800

I wholeheartedly agree, lets let Edison beat around the bush.... Sorry, I feel very bad about that but after the comments in the earlier thread about all his hirsute lady friends I just had to.

Dextrum

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:19:47 +0800

Lets not beat around the bush. He's leaving Hong Kong because one of the girls in the pics is married to a guy whose old man is high up in the triads for which read "entertainment industry" in HK and if he stayed he'd soon be floating in HK harbour chopped up into about 20 pieces.

leishi85

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:34:20 +0800

and for his press release to be in english, it's quiet obvious. His mandarin and cantonese are poor, his english is better than both his mando and canto.

leishi85

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:32:54 +0800

Edison chen was born in canada, but he did go to high school in hong kong in hong kong international school.

fjiofojif

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:38:47 +0800

Edison Chen isn't from Canada. He's from HK, but went to a boarding school in Canada. He has family in Boston and spent time there after the scandal hit. It's kind of weird that his press releases were in English.

T

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:43:19 +0800

Michael Jordan and HOVA also retired. When I come back like Edison .. . wearing the 45?

Rebekah Pothaar

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:03:10 +0800

Canadians! They have such difficulty keeping their clothes on and not getting photographed naked...

EL JEFE

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:29:38 +0800

Michael Jordan and HOVA also retired. Kira should save some pics and spring them when this dude "returns" in a year.

Kenneth T

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:42:53 +0800

"...he is basically American anyway..." Edison Chen is from Canada... oh i forgot... it's the 51st state... ;-)

Andy Best

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:17 +0800

oh ..trIad

Andy Best

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:25:10 +0800

He should have a go in Hollywood, he is basically American anyway, why not. He's got the RZA, amoung others, signed to his clothing label already. There's rumours of possible traid hits on him in HK which is hilarious. Female slave trading pimps getting outraged that he dared to let a naked picture of a girl get into the public.

fjiofojif

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:08:42 +0800

Yes of course he should apologize. The scandal isn't that he had sex, the scandal is that he was stupid and careless with protecting the photos (they weren't taken at gunpoint) and let the photos all get released on the Internet and now the actresses have lost large amounts of money or had their marriages/engagements broken up. There's a Chinese slant (no pun intended) to how the story has been playing out, but the basic scenario would be the same if it happened in Hollywood. This isn't a retirement. He's out of the HK industry for a while, which just means he'll try to make it in Hollywood, and when that fizzles out, he'll wait until the scandal has blown over and then come back to HK.

Les Izmore

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:46:37 +0800

I wonder how much Vincy Yeung's uncle had to do with him bailing out...

James Creegan

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:52:26 +0800

"an opportunity to heal myself and to search my soul... I will be away from Hong Kong entertainment indefinitely. There is no time frame." yeah definitely- "indefinitely" and "no time frame" are not the same as "forever". He'll be back, even if it's just to star in softcore porn.

shopgirl

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:11:09 +0800

yeah he talks like having sex is a really really bad thing. but then again, this IS china. anyhow, i dont think it's sincere, why suddenly after this photo scandal he is going to work with clichees such as charity and community work, it's all a lie

shopgirl

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:10:53 +0800

callipers

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:11:29 +0800

WITHDRAWING FROM SHOWBIZ?!?!?!? That's just crazy. Hew should take control of this situation and recreate himself. He's undeniably a sex symbol and he should move his career in that direction.

liliac

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:38:36 +0800

I find it bizzare and ridiculous that he has to apologize to HK society and asia's media for something he did privately! Edison u should have just said, "yes I did it,got in the wrong hands and I'm sorry to the women in the pics. (Idiot for that) But no need to say sorry for having a little fun, sex, hot, "horny pics", of you and your lovers in your PRIVACY :) U still can be a role model because what u do below your pantsy is your biz!

vladivostok

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:12:43 +0800

Yes, that is true... I guess I was referring more to a coming clean on things... The apology to the ladies is warranted, but the need to apologise to Hong Kong society and all that is just bullshit...

James Creegan

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:01:03 +0800

why do I have to accept or not accept his apology? All he's done is have sex and take photos of it- it's scandal, it's great gossip, but he hasn't done anything wrong

vladivostok

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:59:43 +0800

This apology should have come way earlier... that first Youtube video of him not coming clean and blaming the whole world but himself was just lame, lame, lame... heard of the Streisand Effect guys?

shanghaidshanghai

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:54:21 +0800

i hope more pictures come out ... I was really looking forward to popping one off to a naked pic of Maggie Q

pokguy

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:35:26 +0800

Do you accept Edison Chen’s apology? Here is a poll inviting people from different angels and culture to express their opinion on this photo gate scandal. LINK