[HK] Pop Star Gives up Career after Nude Photos

CRIEnglish.com reported, “Hong Kong singer-actor Edison Chen, the focus of the recent celebrity nude photo controversy, made his first public apology on Thursday saying he would resign from the Hong Kong showbiz circle.”

“Chen met with local media for the first time after numerous photos of him in bed with several local starlets leaked onto the Internet in late January and then spread like wildfire.”

“Other stars involved include Gillian Chung, member of the pop duo Twins, and actress-singer Cecilia Cheung. Entertainment publications around China have been devoting headlines to the incident for several weeks.”

“I would like now to apologize to all the people for all the suffering that has been caused and the problems that have arisen from this,” Chen said at the press conference, reading out a statement in English.”

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