Zhang Ziyi makes first public appearance since beach photo scandal

The Straits Times reports that actress Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) has made her first public appearance since pictures of her canoodling topless with her Israeli fiance Vivi Nevo at a beach hit the interwebs. According to the report, Zhang had a "forced smile" at the show. Also:

She avoided reporters by shunning the red carpet but, in a speech on stage, she appeared to allude to being indifferent to online criticism that she had shamed China by sunbathing topless with Israeli investor Vivi Nevo.

Accepting a Fashion Personality award at a Sohu.com event in Beijing, she sounded hoarse as she said: 'We have undergone too much sadness and happiness in 2008. Whether it is to a country or an individual, we have experienced different degrees of tests.'