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After 9 years of dating, Shirley Yeung breaks up with her boyfriend of 9 years, Gregory Lee – what should be a personal relationship matter between a man and woman ends up turning into a farce! In a turn of events similar to a TV drama, not only is Shirley accused of ‘two-timing’ Gregory with new beau Andy Ng (Ng Shuai), it is said that she is also pregnant with Andy’s baby. Despite being strong-willed and obstinate, Shirley could not endure any longer – this day, she finally decides to break her silence and for the first time, reveals in detail the true reason behind her breakup with Gregory. In addition, Shirley admits in the interview that Andy Ng is indeed her new boyfriend.

Shirley reveals: “I admit that the way I handled it was stupid! The reason why Gregory and I could not continue to be together wasn’t because we didn’t love each other anymore….the main cause of the breakup was due to the relationship with his family. Saying that I am a free-loader and such, I truly feel very wronged! In short, I did NOT cheat on Gregory and can absolutely tell you that I am NOT pregnant – both were basically ‘excuses’ that I made up to force Gregory to let go and agree to the breakup.”

From the day that Shirley Yeung announced her breakup with Gregory Lee (on June 28th), she had decided that she would not reveal the true reason behind the breakup. Even with the entire world criticizing her for ‘heartlessly’ dumping Gregory and rumors flying that she had cheated on Gregory with new beau Andy, Shirley still stubbornly held on to her belief that ‘she who is innocent does not need to prove her innocence.’ It wasn’t until she saw the accusations that were starting to multiply day by day get more and more out of hand that she finally decided that she needed to speak up. On Friday, before proceeding with this interview for our magazine, Shirley stated: “Feel free to ask! I will answer all questions you ask! All this time, I was afraid to say anything because I wanted to protect him [Gregory], the reason being that in the past, the reports about him have been mostly negative – I truly didn’t want him to suffer more ridicule from people because of the breakup. But I realize now that instead of accomplishing that, I ended up hurting myself – I never thought that breaking up with my boyfriend would become the ‘talk of the town’ and result in everyone criticizing me.”

Relationship with Gregory’s family was catalyst for breakup

When Shirley made her announcement, she had stated publicly that she and Gregory broke up ‘a few months ago’ -- however on the night of May 17th, she was photographed attending Gregory’s birthday party, plus at the end of last month, she had visited Gregory on the set of "Boxer King" and spent the day with him – as a result, her truthfulness was brought into question. In response to this, Shirley recounts in detail how her relationship with Gregory went from ‘deep passion’ to irreconcilable breakup.

“Actually, starting last year, there were already problems in our relationship. I bought a house with my family last year and during February / March of this year, I started packing up my things, then at the end of April, I officially moved out of the home that I had shared with Gregory – the reports of me packing my things and sneaking out at midnight are absolutely false! At the moment that I moved out (in April), Gregory was present and his mother was there as well, yet both of them claimed not to know.” (So many years relationship, what was the reason for the breakup?) “The catalyst for our breakup was primarily due to my relationship with his [Gregory’s] family…at the time, I lived together with Gregory, his mother Shih Ming, and his brother Augustine under the same roof – I had put a lot of effort into trying to live harmoniously with them….but the results were not successful. When you try to have a conversation with them, you don’t get any reaction, they pretty much ignore you…when you try to greet them, they treat you as though you’re dead air…those types of actions are worse than the way they treat a stranger on the street, how is it possible to live harmoniously in this manner?! Also, his family members throw my stuff all around the house – it’s really disrespectful toward me!”

Shirley revealed that when she and Gregory first started dating, they lived apart from his family in Sai Kung – that was the time when their relationship was at its best: “In the beginning, when we lived in Sai Kung, they [Lee family] lived upstairs and I paid for a unit for Gregory and myself downstairs -- our relationship was good and there were no issues. Since the two of us were living together, it would make sense that both of us should share the rent, but I didn’t mind taking on the responsibility. But I never thought that when we all moved from Sai Kung to Kowloon Tong, they would tell me that I had ‘too much stuff’ and therefore requested that I pay the moving fee for the entire household. I am only one person in the household, yet they had 3 people…I don’t know how I was able to accept it at the time…you understand? That type of miserable plight, how could I tell anyone?”

Gregory’s brother Augustine Lee had said that living in Kowloon Tong is considered a good area and plus they had a maid to do the housework. To this, Shirley expressed: “I had never requested any special treatment or insisted on living in any particular area – I just wanted to continue living my life together with Gregory. In terms of maintaining a good relationship with his family, well, it’s a two-way street -- it can’t be just me investing time and energy to make the relationship work…unfortunately though, my relationship with the family had already gotten to the point of ‘ignoring each other’. They say that they have a maid for me to use, but in reality, the maid does not take care of me or cook for me – she only takes care of them [Shih Ming and Augustine]…in fact, there are times when even Gregory doesn’t get food to eat! Whenever Gregory was at home, his mother pretty much ignored him – to her, no matter what he did, it was always wrong. Even when he brought his entire salary home and gave it to her, she would say that it’s not enough, so he would have no choice but to use his credit cards. It pained me a lot to see him struggling to pay off those credit cards, so I tried helping him out whenever I could. His brother [Augustine] doesn’t work and is very good at pushing off responsibilities onto others. What I don’t understand is that with the way his brother and mother ignore him all the time, why are they so ‘united’ all of a sudden? [referring to the family uniting to criticize her after the breakup issue occurred]. Nevertheless, if they have truly improved their relationship, I am happy for him [Gregory] and hope that they are able to maintain it forever.” (So Gregory isn’t respected at home?) “Right…that’s why whenever we encounter problems, the two of us try to resolve it ourselves. Sometimes, when he is not able to resolve the problem himself – for example, he doesn’t have money to buy food because he gave all his money to his family – I don’t mind helping him out…even in those types of circumstances, I didn’t leave him – seeing him all alone with no one else to help him, if I don’t help, then who else will? At home, there was fighting and arguing all the time – one time, Augustine even beat Gregory, to the point that he almost broke his arm! A lot of Gregory’s friends saw that his arm was hurt, but of course he would not tell them how he had gotten hurt. His mom was present [when his brother beat him], but she pretended nothing happened…even their neighbors know that they fight constantly! I’ve tried to be the ‘go-between’ a few times, but they would always tell me that it was none of my business. They way that they would hit Gregory and beat him, it could be a matter of life and death, so how could I ‘mind my own business’? Afterwards, they [his family] felt that I was too nosy and since then, they’ve been prejudiced against me and dissatisfied with me.”

During interviews with the Media, Gregory’s family has claimed that Shirley is a ‘free-loader’ and does not even contribute a penny to the household. To this, Shirley immediately refutes: “I feel very wronged by this! There have been situations where, for example, they would tell me that the water leak on the roof is because my dog caused it so I need to pay for the repairs – in reality, it had nothing to do with me, yet I still paid the 5 figure sum for the repairs…I’ve never complained about it! Don’t say that I’m a free-loader, as I’ve bought food for the household before! Gregory’s dad says that I never treat them to any meals, but that is completely false – whenever I’ve had the ability to do it, I’ve treated them.”

In addition to the inherent problems within the Lee family that have been difficult for her to bear, the fact that the Lee family does not interact with her family is another reason that led to the split: “I’m pretty traditional and am very filial toward my parents, but unfortunately, our families don’t interact with each other and don’t even get together or share gifts during the holidays -- not even one a ‘well-wishing’ phone call! Gregory also never takes the initiative to have dinner with my mom – it’s only on special occasions such as on my birthday, when I invite my parents to join us, that they get a chance to interact with him. Otherwise, for the most part, Gregory avoids my family, which I feel is very disrespectful!” (Did your mom oppose of your relationship at one point?) “My mom did advise me that I should start thinking about my future, but at no point did she ever complain about him [Gregory] being ‘poor’. The company [TVB] had even advised me at one point to keep my relationship low-key, but at the time, I was blinded by love and didn’t listen. Even my mom had reminded me at that time.”

With regard to Augustine Lee’s accusations that Shirley took the initiative to announce the breakup in order to satisfy her own desires, she refuted: “All along, my only ‘desire’ has been to live a stable, happy life with my family. From the moment I entered this industry, I’ve earned every dollar myself -- I have my own principles and have never ‘kissed up’ or tried to attach myself to anyone because of their wealth…I am not that type of person! If I were, I wouldn’t only have one piece of property – I would have dozens of properties and wouldn’t need to work so hard! In these past 9 years, there have been other guys who’ve tried to pursue me – and some of them are wealthy – yet I’ve never strayed! Yet what do I get for that – accusations that I broke up with Gregory because I’m money-crazy! That is very unfair to me!”

Shirley also emphasized that having dated Gregory for 9 years, of course she had considered marriage at one point: “I once expressed an interest in getting married, since we have been dating for 9 years already, however Gregory said that marriage is a simple thing, just a piece of paper…I told him it was not a simple thing that just involved signing a piece of paper – it requires a lot of planning, especially if we’re planning to have kids in the future. I asked him about planning for a family and for kids, however he didn’t respond. I asked him ‘so what does it mean?’…he said to let him think about it, but he still didn’t give me a response. He later told me that he had discussed with his family about marrying me at the end of the year, yet I had no clue about it – no one said anything to my family and he didn’t even propose! Plus there were so many ‘problems’ that haven’t even been resolved yet, how could we possibly get married? Actually, the problems have continued to accumulate and grown bigger in recent years, which caused cracks in our relationship. In the past few years, I’ve continued to stick by him and gave him many chances already.”

But how about the rumors that one of the biggest reasons for the breakup was the ‘third party’ Andy Ng? How about the rumors of him being a classmate of Shirley’s or that she had met him in Beijing while covering the 2008 Olympics for TVB? Shirley clarified: “All of those rumors are untrue. Andy is not one of my old classmates – he’s a friend that I’ve known even before I entered the industry; in fact, I’ve known him longer than I’ve know Gregory! We’ve always been just friends and never dated – we actually lost contact with each other for a long time. It wasn’t until last year that we bumped into each other again and renewed our friendship – but it was purely friendship, nothing else….we only started dating after I had told Gregory about breaking up and moved out of their house. Therefore, to be very clear, I never cheated on Gregory! Everyone criticizing Andy for being the ‘3rd wheel’ is very unfair to him. Also, he is definitely not a ‘wealthy second generation’ – he is just a regular person working in the business sector. If I was really trying to go after someone with money, why would I wait until now? The thing that makes me most angry is when the magazines claim that I had already cheated on Gregory even as far back as 9 years ago! Not only that, but they use a lot of exaggeration and distort things. All of those reports are false! Why do they have to use those types of words to describe the situation? Do they think they know the inside story?”

Insists that she is not pregnant

For the first time, Shirley also publicly acknowledges Andy Ng as her boyfriend: “He is my new boyfriend. I feel that he is suitable for me, as he cares a lot about me – we understand each other’s personalities really well. I’m not getting any younger and all along, I’ve wanted to start a family and have kids, so after breaking up with Gregory, I once fretted over being able to find someone else with whom I would have a deep relationship. Fortunately, the timing was right and I bumped into him [Andy] again – we only started dating in May….he is very respectful of my family and it is a very harmonious relationship – I definitely wish that everyone can continue to get along harmoniously in the future.”

With regard to the breakup between Shirley and Gregory, one of the biggest questions has revolved around whether the rumor about Shirley being pregnant is true? Shirley took the opportunity to explain: “I am NOT pregnant and I did NOT request a 9 month leave of absence from TVB. Aiye! I realize now that the worse thing I did was try to find an excuse to get Gregory to agree to the breakup…earlier, I texted him and told him ‘I have started a relationship with another man and am pregnant with his child. The only option at this point is to marry the other guy and have the baby.’ But he didn’t want to let go and also didn’t want me to make the announcement about our breakup, so he continued to call me and text me – this went on for a long period of time. I didn’t stop him from calling me because I was afraid he was going to do something rash, especially since he kept telling me that was going racing at night – I naively thought that making up the pregnancy excuse would cause him to let go.”

If that’s the case, then after you guys broke up, why did you still send him text messages stating that you love him and miss him? In response to this question, Shirley immediately took out her cell phone and showed the reporter the messages that she had sent to Gregory – the contents of the messages were along the lines of: ‘we were once very much in love, but even though we can no longer be together, I will continue to be supportive of you.’ Another message also stated that she is going to marry Andy. Shirley states: “In his text message to me, Gregory said that he loved me and missed me, so I replied back to him saying that I also love him and miss him, but because of the baby, I cannot be with him – his brother only took part of the message out of context and relayed it to the public. I never thought that a text message between the two of us would be revealed to the public like that! I realize how stupid I was and can only say that I did not handle the situation properly. I was desperate and didn’t know how else to get him [Gregory] to let go, so I made up the part about the baby…my intention was for both of us to move on with our lives.”

With the situation getting so out of hand and the mass criticisms that ensued, Shirley finally could not stop the tears from flowing – the interview had to be halted so she could regroup and during this time, she would not allow the photographer to take any pictures: “I do not want people to think that I am trying to garner sympathy.” Afterwards, she continued with the interview: “It’s hard for me to be that cruel! I was afraid that this situation (the breakup) would impact him greatly, but now at this point, it has impacted me even more! If I was able to break it off so easily, I would not have had to endure so much criticism. The two of us couldn’t be together anymore, not because we don’t love each other, but because there are a lot of problems existent in our relationship…I want to find someone to take care of me, but not with money – I want someone who I can feel secure with and who can give me happiness…I want to have kids and I want to get married…it’s that simple!”

Source: TVB Channel (Original source: Mingpao Weekly #2226)
Translation: llwy12 @ AsianFanatics

In The Biography Channel, Leon Lai mentions his off-key incident that happened in the past, he said frankly at the time once he picks up the microphone, he'll be frightened. He also denied attempting to commit suicide for his rumored girlfriend Shu Qi at the time. He said: "I never did. I can say confidently, if Leon Lai wanted to commit suicide, why would I just stand there. The things I decide, I will definitely do it."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Roger Kwok, Ron Ng and the rest of the cast to TVB series "Wax and Wane" attended a gathering hosted by Mannor Chan in Wan Chai. Recently Roger has been taking care of his son and newborn baby girl. He reveals that his son is jealous of his little baby sister, so he has to take care of him more attentively. Roger said he is shooting a costume series in September, where he plays a perverted Emperor, but the lead actress has not been confirmed yet. Asked which female partner he wants to be perverted ("ham sup") to? Roger joked: "The female colleagues at TVB all have such good body figures! I don't know how much the perverted scale goes to, but I'll choose my old partners Jessica Hsuan, Kate Tsui and Myolie Wu."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Recently Elanne Kong is busy shooting a new film and has a new Cantonese song One & Only. The day before, she made a special trip back to HK, because her new song turned into the bridal Ad theme song, she put on a wedding dress again to shoot the MV. In the MV, her male lead is her hairstylist. Elanne laughed and said at first he wouldn't agree to do it, but eventually he gave his first MV appearance to her. Elanne praised that the collaboration is refreshing and praised the hairstylist has potential to be on camera. She joked that she wanted to be his manager.

When speaking of wearing a wedding dress, Elanne felt this year she especially has fate with marriages: "First, the theme of my song is about a girl's mood while waiting to marry, I feel I seem to have so much fate with marriage, so I especially released a song about marriage!" As she still has not found her Mr. Right, asked when she plans to be married? She said: "I have thought about it before, but I'm just too busy with work, and haven't met a suitable partner yet. If I really do get marry, I would choose to do a romantic and low profile one!"

During the shoot, Elanne was in her wedding dress and high heels chasing her male lead by the bus stop. Because they had to accommodate the traffic, she ran back and forth several times. Actually she looked like a runaway bride.

Source: The Sun
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

TVB General Manager, Stephen Chan's corruption case summoned the most followed TVB artists in the city to appear in court yesterday. However, the climax of the trial only lasted for a short period. Ten minutes after 'TV King' Wayne Lai testified, the defense declared that it is not necessary to interrogate the other 5 TVB FaDans, causing them to be in court for no reason. The prosecution spent half an hour reading out their written statements, but the FaDans’ appearance money were exposed.

According to Charmaine Sheh's written statement, unless the show involves charity or for increasing exposure rate, her appearance money is at least HK$40,000. If she has to sing or do catwalks, she gets paid more. Charmaine reveals, January 2010, her manager told her she has to attend Stephen Chan's autograph session for his book and made it clear that she won't get any money for it. Although at the time she was shooting Can't Buy Me Love, but "someone told me, Stephen Chan wanted Mui Siu Ching (producer) to take time off my schedule because Stephen personally requested that she must release me, there would be no appearance money."

In the end, Charmaine attended the event as planned, but it was only when she received diamonds and a watch, that she knew the event had a sponsor. She said frankly, as there was no pay, she did not want to attend, but because Stephen requested it, she couldn't turn him down. "If it was not for Stephen Chan asking me to attend, I definitely wouldn't have went."

Shirley Yeung did not ask about the price, just supporting

Claimed to not know the appearance money she gets, Shirley Yeung was also arranged by her manager to attend the book autograph session. Shirley admitted that she wanted to support TVB executive Stephen Chan that she did not ask about the price and was happy to attend the event. However, if that time was a shopping mall event and it wasn't for Stephen Chan, she would not have attended the event for no pay.

As for the other two artists Tavia Yeung and Sharon Chan, their written statements were rather 'polite'. They admitted they only attended to support Stephen. Tavia said, as a TVB artist, she will accept all jobs her manager finds her. She reveals she earns HK$40,000-$50,000 for ribbon cutting ceremonies. Tavia reveals she agreed to Stephen's request at the TVB Anniversary Awards artist evening banquet hosted by Norman Leung. That night, she recorded a short clip sharing her Valentine's Day experience. She said frankly, she attended because of 'support' and felt autograph sessions are charity events, and it had to do with youth suicide, so she thought it had nothing to do with money.

Sharon Chan feels it's her duty

Sharon Chan's statement reveals she receives about HK$30,000-$40,000 when she attend events. She was arranged by her manager to attend the book autograph session, and frankly said she was just there to 'support'. She said as a TVB artist, she believes it's part of her duties to attend on behalf of TVB. However she made it clear that if the book autograph session was not a TVB event or not to promote Stephen Chan's new book, then she would not have attended for no pay.

Among the 5 TVB FaDans, Skye Chan gets the lowest price. In her statement, she reveals most of her jobs are hosting, each time she receives only HK$8000-$22,000. She said stressed several times in her statement that she is a newcomer, the price she gets is often very low, and she just wanted to increase her job opportunities. As for freelance artist Wayne Lai with no TVB contract, he stressed he only attended to 'support' him and so did not receive any sort of 'show money'.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Cable Entertainment News interviewed master class manager Willie Chan Chi Keung to be on its program. Chan Chi Keung has never been interviewed over his years as an artist manager. Chan Chi Keung single handled made many superstars. He excitedly shared about his "children". "I really love (Jacky Cheung) Hok Yau, who is both loyal and honorable. (Cherie) Chung Chung Hung is more coy, she and (Maggie) Cheung Man Yuk today still call me 'Old Man'."

Jackie Chan was the first artist who worked with Chan Chi Keung, but their relationship ended after 37 years out of the blue. Chan Chi Keung explained, "I slowly feel this red carpet doesn't need me to walk with him......maybe he has his own plane, I don't need to keep him company. So I might as well leave myself......" he continued, "If you ask me whether I would miss it, of course I would. Over 37 years I deserved some credit. I feel I have already helped Jackie reach his career peak. Maybe many people want to ask me, how did Jackie Chan repay you? I feel I don't need to think about that. If the amount you want and the amount in his heart are different, you would be unhappy. Why bother thinking about it." Although he missed this relationship, Chan Chi Keung still spoke well about Jackie Chan. "Actually Jackie is very kind. He wouldn't hurt anyone. What he does he doesn't need the outside to judge right or wrong." Chan Chi Keung said, "I hope our destiny hasn't ended......ultimately the human heart is made of flesh." Chan Chi Keung honestly said that now he has already let everyone go and is able to be friends again with Jackie Chan.

Source: takungpao
Translated by: hktopten

Nicholas Tse Ting Fung and Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi were rumored to be returning to Hong Kong to fight for their children's custody and handle their divorce. Pak Chi two nights ago already returned from Ningbo. Ting Fung arrived in Hong Kong yesterday, over 100 media members covered the arrival. Ting Fung even said that he was a little worried about his children.

Tse Ting Fung recently has been working on the new film THE VIRAL FACTOR (YIK JIN) in Malaysia. Recently he finished his part and returned from Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ting Fung's flight arrived at 1PM but he did not appear until a hour later. With sunglasses and earphones, Ting Fung left the gates with Andy On Chi Kit and his assistant. Emperor did not deliberately hire security for Ting Fung and only three assistants picked him up at the airport, which was much more gracious than Pak Chi hiring several security guards at the airport and secretly returned to Hong Kong.

As soon as Ting Fung appeared, over 100 reporters rushed up and the scene was very chaotic. As cool as usual Ting Fung held back his smile. Reporters asked how he would handle his marriage and his children. Ting Fung's assistant immediately said that Ting Fung has already discussed this question earlier. Reporters then asked did Ting Fung know how to go on in the future? Ting Fung in a rare moment said, "You are blocking me like this, how can I go on?" Was he worried about his children? Ting Fung honestly said that he was somewhat worried. Soon Ting Fung's assistant again reminded the media not to ask about his family. Ting Fung's lip was bruised, was he injured on the set? He honestly said that he just finished the film and returned to Hong Kong. He said that this time he returned to Hong Kong for an advertising campaign. Would he see his children? He said that he would. After that, his sister's boyfriend On Chi Kit accompanied him to the vehicle and left. Ting Fung even joked that he had to find a big guy (On Chi Kit) before the media would make room.

Source: takungpao, mingpao
Translated by: hktopten

Yesterday Bosco Wong and Linda Chung attended an event in Causeway Bay. He expressed he just finished shooting new series Lives of Omission, and is starting a new series immediately after. He is so busy he has no space to breathe. Bosco hopes to have a small vacation in August to enjoy the nice sunshine and beach. Following the 'nude photo' incident, Bosco expressed earlier he does not need to wear swim trunks to thank the audience if the series gets high ratings because everyone already saw everything of him. Reporters asked if he'll be afraid to be in public with swim trunks at the beach? He laughed: "It's just swim trunks, nothing much to see!"

Since the 'nude photo' incident, Bosco has been the center of attention. He was asked if he'll be like the lengmos, release photo books to show off his body? Bosco laughed: "I am not as pretty as the lengmos, still don't have 6 chocolates (6 pack)."

Also at the event, Linda Chung reveals her camera was stolen before while on a trip, but luckily there was just normal photos on there. She claims she is a clumsy person, often losing her phone. Regarding good friend Shirley Yeung and Gregory Lee's break up, the rumors that she's pregnant and plans to take 9 months off from TVB? Linda said she had dinner with Shirley 2 weeks ago, but she did not mention the break up, so she is not sure if the rumors are true. She said: "Falling out of love is already very miserable and hurtful. Love is hard to say who is right or wrong, the truth is only known by the two parties themselves! Taking time off does not have to be because she wants to have kids, perhaps she just wants a break, to calm down a bit."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Theresa Fu Wing and young models Hidy, Dada and Mia yesterday attended the film BEACH SPIKE (YIT LONG KAU OI JIN) promotion. Mia successfully stole the attention with her low cut dress. Luckily Fu Wing had many fans who cheered for her. Fu Wing even personally sold tickets and gave away film posters to fans.

Speaking of how Mia dressed yesterday, Fu Wing said, "I understand! Many models are putting out photo books this year, they have to fight for more exposure. I hope she develops successfully." Did she mind having the attention taken from her? She sourly said, "I won't use this way. She has a great figure, it's OK to bring it out to cool down!" Did she not need to "cool down"? She said only at important events. Normally it was infrequently seen. In addition she has always been able to tolerate heat. Reporters said that earlier at the premiere she had "career line" too. She explained that because while working in the Mainland she got sunburn and tan lines so it gave reporters the wrong idea. She said, "I don't have D cup figure, but I am much better than the AAA cup when I first started. Now I have already left the letter A." How would she repay the fans if the box office performance was good. She said that the actresses might all wear bikinis and play beach volleyball with fans.

Mia was asked whether she was afraid that being accused of stealing attention. she said that she was not because they were the real leads, she could not steal their attention. She also said that although the film had many sexy performances, they were the healthy kind of sexy. she planned to bring her children to watch the film. In the film she played a pretty girl, she hoped to work toward Sandra Ng Kwan Yu's direction.

Source: takungpao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

The film KAI XIN MO FA (HAPPY MAGIC) stars Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Wu Chun, Yan Ni, Louis Koo Tin Lok and Wu Jing. This time the costume designer was Yu Ka On. Boss Wong Pak Ming's costume stood out the most. This time Wong Pak Ming in the film played professor who was a magician in disguise. In order to make his image stand out, Wong Pak Ming dyed his head blond and even raised it on its hairs to look like a Saiyan.

Wong Pak Ming said, "At first I was a little resistant toward this image. Ultimately I am not young, dying all my hair blond took some getting used to. So in the first week I would wear a hat when I went out. However after the film production began, I thought this image truly was very helpful to get into the magic world."

Wu Chun's image of course had to show his coolest side, so the design was mainly trendy. Because Wu Chun in the film had wire work and many action scenes, his costumes all required alternations and small contraptions to coordinate with the action scenes and the super power scenes. Wu Chun said, "I have never made a movie about magic, so everyday on the shoot felt very interesting. I can enjoy having super power in the film production process, which is really rare and fun."

Source: takungpao, mingpao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Donnie Yen Chi Tan's mother is Wai Ying Hung's mentor. Siu Hung and Chi Tan have known each other for over 20 years. In the Peter Chan Ho Sun directed WU XIA they finally worked together for the first time. In the film they personally performed their own fight scenes that were thrilling and exciting, luckily they did not have any accident. Siu Hung now talked about it at ease; but running around on the roofs of Yunnan ancient city houses 2800 meters above the sea level with the end being a cliff, she was done for if she could not stop in time. She said, "Running ahead of me Chi Tan often turned around to look at me, worrying that I really couldn't stop in time."

Shooting in the thin mountain air, breathing was already difficult. They even had chase and duel, which made it even harder. Thus during the shoot Siu Hung fell due to a lack of oxygen and lost a piece of her right kneecap. Although the wound was treated immediately, it was still infected and left a dark scar. She showed off the scar on her knee cap and said, "The wound was even darker before, even powder couldn't cover it up. Only after four laser treatments it wasn't as dark, but the scar could still clearly be seen."

In another thrilling scene she and Chi Tan fought in a cow shed and was almost rammed to death. Siu Hung said, "I never imagined that I really almost was trampled to death. Because I was fighting between six cows, the cows were threatened and went wild. Two crushed me. At the time I heard my rib went and felt a chill. I was worried that something happened. The stunt professional led away the cows and ran over to save me." Luckily her rib was not broken, and director Chan Ho Sun and Chi Tan praised her. Siu Hung said, "I was somewhat comforted!"

Source: mingpao
Translated by: hktopten

Two nights ago an ailing Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi worked until 10PM and rested until 7AM before returning to work on her new film THE LION ROARS 2 (HOR TUNG SI HAU 2). On the set Pak Chi reportedly would work for 16 hours and end the work day at 11PM. In order to return to Hong Kong to handle her family matter she had to take the earliest flight back to Hong Kong despite being sick.

The film investment company Asia Entertainment Group chief Yu Yuk Hing yesterday confirmed that Pak Chi would rush for the earliest flight out of Ningbo. Would Pak Chi see a doctor in Hong Kong? Yu did not directly respond, only saying that Pak Chi's primary concern was resolving her family matter. Did Pak Chi discuss the strategy with him? He said, "Right now I am not at liberty to give any advice, I am only worried about her health." Yu also said that Pak Chi said, "Don't worry, I can completely handle it! Even if I am ailing, as soon as I take my mark I become another person."

Pak Chi yesterday although somewhat worn down on the set but still looked great. While waiting for her shot she was chatting and laughing. The team revealed that Pak Chi mainly had to work on emotional scenes with lead actor Xiao Shenyang and second female lead Shen Fangxi. Fully in character, she delivered a simple line like "Then I am leaving" full of drama. No wonder director Joe Ma Wai Ho had nothing but praise for her. "She doesn't have too many bad takes!"

Meanwhile Nicholas Tse Ting Fung did not sleep much either as he tried to complete his production to see his sons in Hong Kong. Yesterday he worked until 6AM and returned to work four hours later until right before he went on his flight.

Source: on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Bosco Wong (黃宗澤) and Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣) appeared at a promotional event together. Bosco indicated that he just completed filming Lives of Omission "潛行狙擊" and will be filming a new project next. He will be very busy and unable to take a break. Bosco laughed and said he wished to take a short vacation in August to enjoy the sun and beach.

Haunted by the release of his unauthorized nude photos, Bosco indicated that he will not wear swimming briefs in public even if his series garner ideal ratings. While on vacation, will Bosco appear in swimming briefs before other people? Bosco said, “There is not much to see in swimming briefs!” Bosco hinted that he has been seen [in more daring situations] by others.

Since the release of his nude photos, Bosco’s fit physique has been the public’s focus. Bosco joked, “Thus far, no one has invited me to appear in a swimsuit show. Maybe later there will be invitations!”

Source: Orientaldaily and Appledaily
Translated by: JayneStars

Appearing at a promotional event with Bosco Wong (黃宗澤), Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣) responded to questions regarding good friend, Shirley Yeung’s (楊思琦) break-up with Gregory Lee (李泳豪) and her alleged pregnancy with her new love interest. Since Shirley was a close friend, Linda indicated that she sent a text message to ask how she was doing.

Asked whether Shirley asked for a break-up due to her pregnancy, Linda’s expression appeared awkward. Thinking for a long time, Linda responded, “I do not know. Recently, I have been busy filming and it has been a while since we sat down to talk. We did meet two weeks ago to have a quick meal together.” Linda noted that Shirley did not mention the break-up at the time.

Allegedly, Shirley took a nine-month leave of absence due to her pregnancy. Linda was uncertain whether Shirley was truly pregnant or not. Linda said, “It is already very sad to lose a relationship. It is difficult to say who is right or wrong in a relationship. The truth can only be known among the two of them! Taking a vacation does not necessarily mean that she is pregnant! Perhaps she wanted to take time off to calm down. Or perhaps she may want to resume her studies.”

Source: Orientaldaily and Appledaily
Translated by: JayneStars

Appearing on The Scoop "東張西望", Shirley Yeung (楊思琦) failed to clearly explain the break-up situation with ex-boyfriend of nine years, Gregory Lee (李泳豪). With her face flooded with tears, Shirley’s responses in the interview were full of inconsistencies and failed to gain the sympathy of the audience. Expressing her interest to become a mother, Shirley allegedly took a nine-month leave of absence from TVB and did not explain where she will be going during the time frame.

Augustine Lee Blasts Shirley Yeung as a Free-Loader

Reporters were unable to reach Gregory for comment regarding the contents of Shirley’s interview. According to an inside source, Gregory watched Shirley’s television interview and his face was drenched in tears. When the paparazzi awaited in front of the Lee family’s apartment, they spotted Gregory’s elder twin brother, Augustine Lee (李泳漢), who was taking Gregory and Shirley’s dog for a walk.

When asked if Gregory knew about Shirley’s television interview, Augustine scolded, “Yes he knew. His mood was the same as the rest of the family: heart-broken. After the broadcast of Shirley’s interview, many friends called and felt injustice for Gregory. Since they were together for almost ten years, we do not understand why Shirley did not tell the truth and be fair to Gregory. Why did she continue to lie?”

Augustine indicated that he possessed evidence that Gregory was telling the truth. “I want to say that ‘paper does not cover fire.’ Everyone has eyes to see. I have evidence [that Gregory was telling the truth]. Whether the evidence is released is dependent upon Heaven’s will. Shirley told my brother that there was a third party and she was pregnant, thus asking for a break-up. I hope she is responsible for her own actions. She asked for the split. When she came across problems, she blamed my brother [alluding that Shirley hinted that Gregory gave the inside scoop to the paparazzi, thus escalating media interest even prior to her public break-up announcement]. I am heartbroken that my brother was betrayed by the woman he loved. How come Gregory was blamed? She should come forth to acknowledge that she is pregnant with another man’s baby and not lie further!”

Allegedly, Shirley’s mother was dissatisfied that Shirley was more successful than Gregory. Augustine said angrily, “We live in Kowloon Tong, which is not an embarrassment. During the nine years that Shirley lived with us, Gregory took care of every aspect of her living arrangements. There was even a maid for Shirley to command. However, this may not satisfy her. An airplane and yacht are not forms of caring. I hope she can differentiate.”

When asked whether Shirley contributed to the living expenses while living with the Lee family, Augustine said with ridicule, “Not even a penny! All these years, she never even bought a moon cake for us!” Augustine swore that he spoke only the truth. “I am saving face for her. However, each time she continues to hurt my brother. I am only saying this because I want to clear Gregory’s name.”

Shirley’s new lover, Andy Ng, professed that someone was distorting the truth. Augustine said irritatedly, “The truth came out very early. What other truth is there? If he is a real man, he will come forward and talk about it. There is no need to shoot arrows in the dark. He wanted a woman to come forward. If he is a man, why did not not handle the situation himself? In the past, Gregory came forward and helped Shirley; many people saw that!” Augustine indicated that Gregory was extremely heart-broken and accompanied by his family, who were afraid he would commit a rash act [commit suicide].

Lee Ka Ding: “Shirley Asked My Son to Pick Up Feces and Urine!”

Hinting in The Scoop interview that Gregory may have been unable to take care of her, Shirley let go of their nine-year relationship. Gregory’s father, Lee Ka Ding (李家鼎), was extremely angered by the contents of Shirley’s interview. Mr. Lee said, “She said they mutually agreed to break-up in February to March time frame. That’s [expletive] nonsense! She came to my house to play with the dog at that time and eat dinner together. During Gregory’s birthday in May, Shirley was there too! I dare say that they did not break-up at the time. On June 26th, she visited Gregory on the filming set to eat supper. She said he paid the bill. The next night, she came again. If they mutually agreed to break-up, why would I have dinner with them? Am I [expletive] crazy?”

Regarding Shirley’s free-flowing tears in her television interview, Mr. Lee scolded, “What is she best at? It’s crying, scolding, and ‘hanging herself.’ Didn’t she already find someone to take care of her? [In the interview], she said she wanted to find another man; so that would make three men in total? That’s total [expletive] rubbish!”

Mr. Lee cursed vehemently and said Gregory did not give the paparazzi the inside scoop regarding the break-up to the media prior to Shirley’s public announcement. Mr. Lee said, “If my son gave the inside scoop, I will fall and die on the street! I can swear one-hundred percent that Gregory did not give the scoop. They did not break-up at that point yet!”

While dating, Gregory and Shirley kept several dogs. Although Shirley declared that she loved the dogs as her own children, she did not take them with her after moving from the Lee’s apartment. Mr. Lee said, “She will definitely not want the dogs. All along, only Gregory took care of them. Gregory was responsible in picking up the dogs’ feces and urine Shirley only played with the dogs and never took care of them. Of course she wanted to keep one hundred dogs, since it only involved playing. However, I scolded Shirley, ‘My foolish son is taking care of the dogs for you!’”

Mr. Lee: “I Will Not Allow Gregory to Raise Shirley’s Baby!”

Regarding Shirley’s two-timing behavior, Mr. Lee said, “Fairness is evident in each person’s heart. I always tell Gregory, ‘Since she is framing you in such a manner, when the truth is exposed, she is the one without face!’”

In an earlier interview, Gregory claimed that he was willing to marry Shirley and raise her baby if she were to return to his side. Mr. Lee said, “If the baby was conceived prior to Shirley meeting Gregory and she is now dating my son, with a clear explanation, then I can accept it. However, the truth is not this way. I can not accept it. If Gregory were to insist, I will not be happy and feel uncomfortable inside.”

Helping Gregory Stand On His Feet Again

Mr. Lee estimated that Gregory will need one year to fully recover from the break-up. Mr. Lee said, “This was Gregory’s first time dating. He was very immersed in the relationship and even planned on marriage. Unfortunately, this incident occurred. Of course, he received a big shock. I have to help him stand up again. Everyday, I urge him to let go. I do not allow him to drive to prevent any mishaps.” Regarding Shirley’s intention to take a nine-month leave of absence, Mr. Lee said, “Whatever she wants to do is none of my [expletive] business!”

Shih Ming: “Not Interested in Anything About Shirley”

Shirley claimed that both her parents and Gregory’s family knew that they had broken-up in her initial public announcement. Gregory’s mother, Shih Ming ((施明), claimed that she did not know they had broken-up. Only the involved parties knew the truth. Shih Ming supported her beloved son, Gregory, and was most concerned that his thoughts will wander negatively.

Shih Ming indicated that she especially paid careful attention to Gregory’s mood over the last several days. “I give him more time to get over this hardship. At this time, he needs people’s comfort and caring. I will try my best efforts to do so.” Regarding Shirley as a daughter-in-law in the past, Shih Ming indicated that she was disheartened about the recent developments. “I have stopped watching and reading the news. I don’t want to know anything about her. I am only concerned about Gregory’s emotional state and hope that he can resume normalcy again.”

Regarding rumors that Shirley took nine months leave of absence from TVB, Virginia Lok (樂易玲) said, “Shirley did not take vacation from the company.”

Source: Orientaldaily.on.cc and Appledaily
Translated by: JayneStars

The other night at a hotpot store, the Lives of Omission held their filming completion celebration. The cast including Bosco Wong, Fala Chen, Michael Tse and Damien Lau attended. Earlier Bosco was photographed nude at his house by the paparazzi, he said: “No need, when this series gets high ratings, don’t count me in on wearing swimsuits, since my whole body has already been seen by everyone.”

Reporters teased him asking if he can be like Leslie Cheung in the film Happy Together, revealing his butt? Bosco laughed and said he does not mind sacrificing: “That’s ok! (Asked if there’s real love for Myolie Wu after getting through troubled times?) It’s about the same, she didn’t comfort me, I had to count on myself.”

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AEU

Yesterday Myolie Wu was at TVB City shooting for new series Yuefu’s Hidden Dragon with Bobby Au Yeung and Yoyo Chen. Her ‘boyfriend’ Bosco Wong taking his ‘nude photo’ incident to joke around with, Myolie could not help but praise and support him: “It proves he let it go, I support him. In fact, he is a pretty optimistic person, and people praised his good body figure, he’ll be fine! (Relationship developed a step further?) Still the same. I’m shooting this series with Bobby, our relationship really improved, lots of sparks. He’s always making up the script, partnering up with him is really fun. However, our relationship in the series is quite troubling.”

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AEU

Shirley Yeung breaks down in tears on Scoop interview; Gregory Lee’s family: She’s best at Crying, Stop Lying
Since Shirley Yeung made her announcement on Tuesday, June 28th of her breakup with Gregory Lee, she was instantly surrounded by negative news. It was rumored she was 2 months pregnant with rich new lover Andy Ng's baby, as her reason for heartlessly leaving Gregory. Gregory was seen as the victim in the whole incident, while Shirley carried the betrayal name. Last night, Shirley accepted TVB's Scoop interview and cried her eyes out. She expressed she broke up with Gregory several months ago, just he couldn't accept it. As to the pregnancy rumors and new lover rumors, Shirley although denied, but she said frankly she has a pursuer. She hopes to find someone that truly can take care of her to marry and have a baby as soon as possible.

Relationship had problems since last year

There are several versions to Shirley and Gregory’s break up. First it was rumored she had a third party, an old classmate of hers named Andy Ng and is even pregnant with his baby, then it was rumored she disliked Gregory being a fan of car racing, and his so-so career. Suffering from love injuries, his family expressed they were baffled by Shirley’s sudden attitude, while Gregory expressed he still deeply loved Shirley. Accused of betrayal, Shirley has been keeping her silence, denying to respond to all rumors, but last night during the interview, she couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up for herself.

Ex-boyfriend’s family were present at the time she moved out

She said last year, her relationship with Gregory already had problems and differences. Around February or March this year, she moved out of Gregory's house, which clearly means they have separated. At the time, Gregory's family was there too, and clearly knew what was going on. When speaking of the breakup decision, Shirley tried hard to hold in her tears as she said: “We both worked very hard [on the relationship], we both contributed before and have really cared for one another, but when we get more mature, our thoughts change. I really want to find someone that truly can take care of me, so I came to this decision.” She then broke down in tears, expressing that love is something very difficult to talk about.

Attended Gregory’s birthday as a friend

Shirley explained why she appeared with Gregory on his birthday in May, it was because that night Gregory called her and said he really wanted her to go, and that many friends are waiting for her. As a friend, she did not want to not be there on his special day. At the time, her family opposed to her decision too, but she did not listen and still went. Shirley said she didn’t know she would be greeted by so many reporters there, so if she knew that many reporters would be there, she may not have went. What shocked her most was when Gregory told the media they were going to get marry soon. Later when she was being asked about the marriage, she stressed all along that they had no plans for marriage, but didn’t want to say they were already broken up.

Consensus on breakup announcement

Until last week, Shirley decided to announce the break up. The night before the announcement, she called Gregory and told him about it. Although she knew Gregory still hasn’t accepted the fact, she still decide to tell the media. Results, that day when she was going to the event, she discovered the media was following her, the news spread that quickly. She is in doubt why Gregory is always saying he’s shocked by the break up, but in fact they had consensus before she announced. Asked if she has a new lover? Shirley said she is currently emotionally confused, and has not let go of the relationship yet. However, she has noticed the friends around her, the ones that have always cared for her, she hopes to find a suitable partner, one that can truly take care of her soon.

Wants to find a partner quick to start a family

As to the pregnancy rumors, she believes its because she’s often telling people that she loves kids. She is currently 33 years old, not young anymore, her parents are already 60, she really hopes to find a suitable person soon, start a family and have grandchildren for her parents. So is she pregnant? Shirley said no, but she does hope to have kids soon.

Gregory’s father (Ding Yeh): She’s best at crying

Regarding Shirley crying on her interview with Scoop, and implied that Gregory couldn’t take care of her, so she decided to end the 9 year relationship. As Gregory’s father, Lee Ka Ding (Ding Yeh), was absolutely furious, and even used profanity in his response. He said: “She said in February or March they had consensus, but she still X came to eat dinner? At the time, she even came to my house and played with my 2 dogs and came to have dinner with us. In May, on Gregory’s birthday she came too! I can say without fear that at the time they 100% did not break up. Because last month, on the 26th, she went to the set to find Gregory, and stayed with him until late night snack, and she even said she’ll pay for it! On the next night, she came again, so if they already broke up, why did she meet up with Gregory on the set? You think I’m crazy?”

Regarding Shirley breaking down on the Scoop interview, Ding Yeh refuted: “What is she best at? She is best at bursting out her tears, the most clever thing she can do is first cry, then scream, and then threaten for suicide (its an expression). He’s not the person who can take care of her? Go find another one, and find a 3rd one? It’s all bullshit!” Asked about Gregory’s current condition? He said: “I’ve been accompanying him everyday and comforting him. This is his first love, dated for 9 years and just broke up like that. Of course he is shaking, I don’t let him drive, otherwise touch wood.” As for Shirley expressing she wants to take a 9 month vacation? Ding Yeh said: “She can do whatever she wants, it’s none of my X business!”

(*TN: The ‘X’ replaces the profanity)

Augustine Lee: Stop Lying

As for Gregory’s older brother Augustine Lee, reporters saw him walking Shirley and Gregory’s first dog ‘Cho Cho’ while waiting at the Lee residence. When asked if Gregory knows about Shirley’s interview? He shouted: “He knows. He is feeling like how his whole family is feeling, heartbroken. Many friends called after watching the interview, and said they felt bad for my brother. We were together for 10 years, I don’t understand why Shirley won’t tell the truth and give Gregory’s justice back. Why is she telling lies?!” He said there is evidence that Gregory’s story is the truth, and not announcing it is to avoid further hurt. He said: “I am very disappointed in Shirley for telling lies for her and her new lover.”

Source: Mingpao, Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AEU

TVB general manager Stephen Chan Chi-wan could receive appearance money for outside performances if he was invited by a third party, the District Court was told.

Ho Lai-chuen, former TVB non- drama production controller, said he knew the broadcaster would not pay Chan, 51, and freelance artist Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung for taking part in a Be My Guest sideshow during the 2009 countdown program at Olympic City.

A TVB staffer could have a second "identity" during the show, Ho said, adding that he knew the shopping mall invited them.

But he said TVB would not receive money for Chan's outside job if a company invited him "since Chan was not a management artist," Ho said.

Wong Ching-yue, senior counsel for second defendant Edthancy Tseng Pei- kun, 28, asked if Chan could accept money from his agent if he had one. "If he has his agent, yes," Ho replied.

However, Ho also said Chan should have sought written approval beforehand and he said did not know if Chan and the broadcaster had reached any agreement on outside jobs.

Ho said although Chan was entitled to receive appearance money, he actually did not receive money, in reply to a question from senior counsel Joseph Tse Wah-yuen, for Chan.

In respect of third defendant Wilson Chan Wing-suen, 63, Ho agreed he had been diligent and loyal in his 30 years as former head of business development.

Wilson Chan had the highest profit margin in his department, and earned the nickname Dai Kau Chin (a big stack of money).

Ho said that in May 2009, TVB had considered dropping the broadcaster's anniversary celebration for economic reasons.

The budget for the celebration reached HK$10 million at one point, with George Chan Ching-cheong, then TVB assistant managing director, calling it "unrealistic" and vetoing it.

Wilson Chan indicated in June that year he had found a sponsor and salvaged the celebration.

The trial continues today.

Source: The Standard, Oriental Daily (image)

The celeb couple goes all out to win custody of their sons
How far will Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung go to win the custody of their sons?

Following the batch of photos of Nicholas playing with Lucas during their Macau trip, a three-minute long video clip of Cecilia accompanying Lucas at a school's Christmas event last year surfaced two days ago.

In the video, the motherly side of Cecilia was seen as she joined the other parents in a game with their children. She was also on a constant look out for Lucas and encouraged him to play with the other kids.

It seems like both parties are going all out for their sons' custody.

At the same time, rumours about Nicholas and Cecilia having separated continue to circulate. The actor, reportedly will not stay at his marital home at Yang Ming Shan when he returns to Hong Kong on Friday.

Nicholas is also rumoured to give Cecilia half of his assets to thank her for everything that she had done over the past five years, as well as to prove that he still loves his wife.

In other news, a Hong Kong magazine recently published a photo of Nicholas' mother Deborah Li with a bruised nose. The veteran actress had refused to comment on how she was hurt.

The same magazine also insinuated that Deborah had been putting up with Cecilia and her family's rude and brutal attitude, suggesting that the actress' family might had beaten Deborah up.

Source: xin.msn

Reporter: You speak fluent Cantonese. Can you read and write Chinese too?Gill: No. In school we were never taught Chinese. I went to an ethnic minority school where we were taught in English, as well as Urdu, Hindi and also French.

Reporter: Wow! So what was it like growing up in Hong Kong?
Gill: Even though I was born here, we were still obsessed with Bollywood. Back in those VHS days, we’d go to Chungking Mansions to buy tapes and run home to watch them. And that’d be the rest of the evening, since they’d be two, three hours long each. Indians love colorful things and family entertainment.

Reporter: And the Bollywood influence is obvious in your performances – you’re family-friendly and you love flamboyant costumes.
Gill: Well, you can’t forget your roots. As an Indian, I feel like I have to give back [to the Indian community]. Many Hongkongers are unfamiliar with what Indian culture is, but through [my] movies and interviews, the public can understand more about our traditions. Actually, Indians and the Chinese are quite similar in that we both have very strong family values.

Reporter: What do your folks think about having a celebrity in the family?
Gill: Well, I wasn’t always an entertainer. I was with Correctional Services for 16 years, working with refugees before switching over to Regular Forces. Apart from job stability, I also liked the fact that I was a minority on the frontlines. But then I quit in 2005 after I was offered a speaking role in a Jackie Chan movie, Rob-B-Hood. It was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down – he’s a cultural hero!

Reporter: People remember you best for appearing on the talent show Minutes to Fame with the letters ‘TVB’ shaved into your chest hair. What was all that about?
Gill: I was just messing around! It was my colleagues who signed me up because I’ve always been a bit of a clown anyway. I never thought I’d end up as a runner-up – it was really just something I did so I’d have something to tell the grand kids!

Reporter: Do you ever get sick of playing the ‘token Indian guy’?
Gill: I don’t mind it. As the first full-time non-ethnically Chinese entertainer in Hong Kong, I feel like I can increase awareness and open up this industry to others who are also from ethnic minorities. For example, in Only You [a recent TVB drama series], we got to portray an interracial marriage between myself and a Chinese woman – and all my neighbors turned up as extras! We got to explore the different wedding ceremonies and rituals. And the audience feedback has been great.

Reporter: So are you a role model for aspiring ethnic minority actors?
Gill: I guess you can say that. Back in the day, whenever there were Indians [on TV], they’d play security guards or doormen. But I’ve taken on roles as a boss, a businessman, a policeman and a lawyer. It reflects the fact that there are successful Indians in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is heaven – nothing is impossible here. It’s simply a matter of how much hard work you’re willing to put in.

Kiu Bobo plays a lawyer in The Other Truth, an evening drama series. Catch him Mon-Fri, 9.30pm on TVB Jade Channel.

Source: Time Out Hong Kong

Yesterday Fala Chen attended an event, and expressed she just completed both a film and TV series. Asked if she’ll take the opportunity to go on vacation with her boyfriend? She said: “I have thought about a vacation with my mom, but if there are more people coming along, that’s OK. I haven’t decided where to go, even if we go to the ends of the earth, will still bump into people. I want to be more free, wearing flip flops walking everywhere. In fact, it’s fine seeing tourist, but they post the pictures immediately on the internet, and let everyone know.”

Fala expressed the her time here out is focused more on attending relaxing events and frankly expressed she hopes to get a ‘housing’ sponsor: “Homes are too expensive now, I am still renting. (Your boyfriend owns a home?) That’s only him. (You two aren’t living together?) I am not answering this question.” She said her dream house is a big house that is 1,000 square feet, unfortunately the prices are too high now and expressed must make careful investments.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Currently shooting a series, Charmaine Sheh took off some time to earn some extra money in Macau. She and Kenny Wong were the guests at the watch brand JAQUET DROZ Macau store opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. Wearing a shoulder revealing red dress, Charmaine was in a great mood expressing that she is very satisfied with the price she gets for this event. She said she has a habit of collecting watches and she purchased all of them on her own. However, when she was studying, a guy once bought her watch using his hard worked savings, but she felt it was too expensive and did not accept it. Towards the rumor that she gave an expensive watch to Ron Ng, she nervously said: “You all should research clearly first before saying it!”

A strong ‘gold sucker’, Charmaine said she already has the ‘bread’, so between bread and love, she will definitely choose love. Towards Shirley Yeung and her boyfriend Gregory Lee’s break up, ending the 9 year relationship, Charmaine expressed she feels it’s such a pity. However, when two people break up, there must be a reason. When asked if she had ever experienced someone who pursued her while she already had a boyfriend? She said: “Of course, I have encountered such situation myself, I try my best not to hurt anyone. If two people have problems getting along, it is an issue involving both sides, not just one person.” Asked if she’ll congratulate Shirley for her pregnancy? Charmaine expressed she will not gossip about Shirley’s news, but asked: “Is this true? If so, of course I will congratulate her.” Charmaine said Shirley and her boyfriend had always been faithful, she just hope for them to be happy. She also greatly praised Gregory’s faithfulness.

Also, Kenny Wong is currently shooting The Boxing King with Gregory. Kenny said he does not know Gregory well, and men do not chat about relationships much, but he does sense that Gregory is not in a very good mood. When asked if he’ll worry about his girlfriend leaving, so decide to marry earlier? He said: “I do worry a little. (Gregory is suffering from man’s most pain?) Two people dating, both gets into the relationship, there is no say on who is hurt or more hurt. Break up is a painful and bitter decision, to me it seems so sudden.”

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

It has been said Shirley Yeung’s new love interest is her high school classmate Andy Ng, but yesterday a reader exposed Andy is a member of the Beijing diving team and has been with Shirley for 2 years already. Andy often mentions to his friends of his intimate relationship with Shirley, so friends should already know about their relationship long ago. Towards this, Shirley denies to respond.

Also, currently there is other reports of Shirley’s exposed new lover, she can even freely to go in and out of the his house. It turns out that this new lover is not Andy, but is a former representative of Hong Kong on the diving team and is a good friend of Guo Jing Jing. The new lover met Shirley at the Hong Kong Institute of Education and has known her for several years. Accused of being the third party, the former diver laughed: “Of course not! I had dinner with Gregory a few times, we both know the situation! It’s pretty funny! (Is Andy Shirley’s high school classmate?) I don’t know him! (Was he a member of the diving team too?) I don’t know either!”

Other rumors suggest Shirley is over two months pregnant, and the baby’s father is her ex-classmate Andy Ng. Since the rumors started, Shirley has not responded to anything. She and Andy’s “secret interaction” led people to believe she was a two-timer. Yesterday Andy stood up for Shirley and implied someone is pretending to be weak, trying to twist the truth. He told everyone to wait for the announcement of the truth.

Yesterday there were more reports that said Gregory received a text message from his love opponent, “Thank you for looking after Shirley for so many years. From now on I will definitely treat her very well, love and care for her. I hope you will wish us together forever.” In the last several days, Shirley has also been texting Gregory telling him to remain strong and face the situation optimistically, even if she left him, she will still forever love him.

Reporters contacted Shirley yesterday regarding the rumors, but she did not respond. Regarding the news that Shirley is pregnant with the third party Andy, and broke up with Gregory because of that, someone felt pity for Gregory and scolded Shirley and the third party on Weibo.

Gregory accepted [EastWeek] exclusive interview and admitted after Shirley announced one-sided of the break up to the medi, she only sent him a text message afterwards to tell him. The incident happened so suddenly, he couldn’t accept the fact. Although she has a new lover and is rumored pregnant, Gregory expressed: “If she really is pregnant, I am still willing to marry her and raise her baby too.” Regarding the incident, Gregory continues: “I am currently really confused, I don’t know what is happening. I’m afraid someone is trying to influence her, I really want to help her and urge her to stay. However, she has not been answering my calls or replying to my text messages.”

Source: Oriental Daily, Mingpao, EastWeek Issue#410 (Credit: ihktv.com)
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Earlier Chris Lai and Jack Hui participated in Hunan’s Strictly Come Dancing 3 competition. Chris won first place and second place for Latin dance. In a little over two months, Chris is crowned Dance King, TVB held a celebration for the two winners. Chris said: “I never thought there would be such good results. When I first started I didn’t know how to dance, couldn’t believe I end up getting first place. The whole competition was 11 weeks, I was already injured by the 7th week. There was really blood and sweat in between, danced until my bones fractured, so swollen my shoes didn’t fit anymore. The injuries still haven’t recovered yet, and will have to go in for surgery after I finish shooting ATF Terrorism. (Going to develop in dance?) No, I’m too old!”

Source: On.cc
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Wants to have children, requests for 9 month leave

Days after announcing her breakup with boyfriend of 9 years Gregory Lee, rumors have been flying that Shirley Yeung hooked up with an old classmate named Andy Ng and that she is currently pregnant with his child. As a result of all the rumors and allegations, Shirley’s public image has hit rock bottom.

Yesterday, Shirley accepted an exclusive interview with TVB’s "Scoop" in which she tearfully tells her side of the story – however it does not appear that she gained any sympathies afterwards, as her interview has been criticized as containing many discrepancies and her answers to several questions were vague.

Also, according to sources, Shirley has requested a 9 month extended leave from TVB, though the reason for the leave is unclear.

During the interview, Shirley attempted to respond to the various rumors out there regarding her breakup with Gregory, weeping openly the entire time.

In the interview, Shirley insisted that as early as last year, there were already obvious ‘differences’ in her relationship with Gregory. Asked exactly when she and Gregory officially separated, Shirley did not directly respond, only vaguely stating that in February or March of this year, she had already moved out of Gregory’s home: “The reason for moving was because we couldn’t be together anymore and were planning to break up. When I moved out, his parents were there – they knew what was happening.”

When asked why she still attended Gregory’s birthday party last month if she had already broken up with him back in February / March, Shirley replied: “Our mutual friends were there and Gregory really wanted me to go. Even though we broke up, as a friend, I didn’t want to ruin such a happy day for him by not attending.” Shirley also pointed out that her family did not approve of her attending events related to Gregory when she had already broken up with him. When the host asked Shirley about Gregory telling reporters during his birthday party that the two of them were planning to get married, her lips quivered as she responded: “I felt very conflicted at that time, as I didn’t think that he would say such things. I was also stunned, as there were never such plans [for marriage].”

Shirley reiterated during the interview that she had gotten Gregory’s consent to publicly announce the breakup and also hinted that someone had leaked information to the Media: “We were in contact via phone and I told him that I would tell the Media. I told him that even though he might not be able to accept it, I am still going to announce it. However, before the announcement was made, reporters were already secretly following me – they found out too quickly, very stunned.”

When questions about her rumored ‘new boyfriend’ Andy Ng came up, Shirley’s tone and demeanor clearly changed. She responded: “My emotions are in a state of upheaval right now and have not been able to completely let go of the feelings yet. I guess it’s time for me to pay more attention to friends around me – there are a lot of friends who have been concerned about me all along. I really want to find someone who is suitable for me and can take care of me.” (Rumors that you are pregnant?) “Perhaps it’s because I’m always telling people that I love kids. I’m not young anymore, already 33 years old, already starting to see family members getting older – I really want to find someone suitable, start a family and have my own children so that they [her parents] can have grandkids to tend to.” (So no pregnancy?) “Correct.” (You want to hurry up and get pregnant?) “Hopefully!”

Augustine Lee [Gregory’s twin brother] claims Shirley is lying

Last night, after Shirley’s interview with TVB, rumored third party Andy Ng posted on his Weibo: “Someone is purposefully trying to twist the truth and everyone will naturally sympathize with the more feeble one [the perceived ‘victim’]. I believe that it is not too much to ask for the public to hold off on judging right or wrong until the entire truth has been revealed.” Andy’s words appear to be supporting Shirley.

Reporters tried contacting Gregory last night for his reaction to Shirley’s interview, however they were not able to get a hold of him – but according to someone with knowledge of the situation, Gregory had watched the interview on TV and had cried the entire time. While waiting in front of the Lee family home, our reporter bumped into Gregory’s twin brother Augustine Lee, who was out walking one of Gregory and Shirley’s dogs. Asked whether Gregory knows of Shirley’s interview, Augustine was visibly upset and stated: “He knows. He is feeling the same way the entire family feels right now – very hurt and pained. Many friends watched the inteview and called us, saying that they sympathize with Gregory. After being together 10 years, we don’t understand why Shirley won’t tell the truth and exonerate Gregory, but instead chooses to cover things up with lies.” Augustine stated that they have evidence to prove that Gregory is the one telling the truth, but have been reluctant to reveal the evidence because they didn’t want either party to go through any more pain: “I’m disappointed that Shirley chose to lie about things to protect herself and her ‘new boyfriend’.”

As for alleged third party Andy Ng’s posting on Weibo implying that someone was ‘twisting the truth’, Augustine angrily stated: “Actually, the truth came out a long time ago, so I don’t understand what ‘truth’ he is talking about! If he is truly a man, he should come out and say what he wants to say in public – stop using such underhanded tactics! If you are truly a man, why are you having the woman [Shirley] speaking on your behalf? Why do you not come out and resolve the matter yourself? In the past, Gregory would stand in front of Shirley and protect her – a lot of people have seen it with their own eyes!” Augustine also indicated that Gregory is very upset right now so the entire family is keeping him company for fear that he may do something irrational.

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: llwy12 @ AsianFanatics