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In an exclusive interview with i-CABLE, Cecilia Cheung angrily reproved Edison Chen, this has become a hot topic in town. However some contents of Part 2 which has not aired was already leaked, last night i-CABLE issued a statement saying Part 2 will not be aired, this immediately stirred up a lot of speculation, some thought Cecilia poured out her true feelings and won lots of applause, so she quit while she is ahead; while others said she was under a lot of pressure and urgently implored i-CABLE not to air Part 2!

Last Friday i-CABLE Entertainment News aired , in this interview Cecilia on behalf of other victims in sex photo scandal ruthlessly criticized Edison, angrily accused him of shedding crocodile tears. She poured out her true feelings, many people commended Cecilia for her honesty and bravery to assume responsibility. The interview was originally divided into two parts, in Part 1 Edison was ruthlessly criticized, the content was sensitive and controversial, not only did it receive more than 330,000 hits on YouTube, ratings also posed direct threat to TVB, it caused average ratings of E.U. that was aired in the same time slot to drop 3 points (approximately 19,000 viewers) to only 29 points. Part 2 revolves around family and the content is relatively milder, but contents of the interview was suddenly leaked the other day, it was known that Cecilia was very shocked, while i-CABLE spokesperson threatened to find the 'culprit'!

Last night, i-CABLE released a statement to express that based on respect and to protect Cecilia, they decided to cancel the airing of the second half of the interview. Actually from the TV station standpoint, i-CABLE broadcasted the interview before TVB could and created a hot topic, they should follow up their victory, therefore cancelling this broadcast was very surprising and attracted a lot of speculation.

Holds the right to cut the interview

Version one, Cecilia's interview won many applauses, so she quit while she is ahead, she was worried she could have said something inappropriate for the second half that will cause her to lose points. Also she felt that the second half of the interview is not as shocking as the first, using this excuse she asked i-CABLE not to air. Version two, on the evening of the broadcast, Cecilia under immense pressure, took the initiative to call i-CABLE and begged them not to air Part 2. Although what she said at that time was not convincing, but i-CABLE could feel that Cecilia was under tremendous pressure and beset with difficulties, also their relationship has always been good, so they finally decided to respect her intention. Reportedly, Cecilia and i-CABLE reached a consensus that the interview has to be aired under mutual consent, to avoid causing defamation of the sex photo case still under hearing, she holds the right to cut the interview. Also contents of the second half was leaked before editing, fearing contents that should not be disclosed are released, the company decided to cancel broadcast to eliminate any possibility of disclosure.

Our reporter contacted Cecilia's manager Ms Chow to ask if Cecilia proposed to cancel the broadcast, she said: "No. (Did i-CABLE ask you?) Yes they asked, but it doesn't matter if they air it or not. (Did they say what reason it was pulled?) I cannot disclose, this is beyond our control. (Was Cecilia harassed?) No, on the contrary I'm being harassed more!" Who proposed to pull the interview? i-CABLE spokeperson Ms Cheung said: "I will not respond to your individual question, the statement has already addressed it. (Temporary or never going to be aired? Before Part 1 was aired, the papers reported more shocking contents and it wasn't a problem?) The statement has made this clear, I hope everyone will not make any more speculation, Cecilia agreed to this decision."

As for Tse Yin, he said by phone: "It's better not aired! (You put pressure on Cecilia?) Don't stir this up anymore!" According to Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA), Cecilia's interview received 3 complaints about her appearance, also TVB received 3 complaints for airing the movie (cast: Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, Nicholas Tse).

Source: http://the-sun.on.cc
Translated by: travelbug @ AsianFanatics