Carina Lau skipping Golden Horse awards because of Maggie Cheung?
Posted: 16 November 2009 1219 hrs

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HONG KONG : Hong Kong actress Carina Lau is reportedly skipping this year's Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan because of rumoured love rival Maggie Cheung.

Five-time Golden Horse award winning actress Cheung has agreed to be a presenter at the November 28 award show, her first appearance in nine years. The awards is seen as the Chinese-language "Oscars".

Shortly after the news made headlines, Lau who was invited to represent husband, actor Tony Leung, at the film festival's executive committee meeting, declined the invitation, citing work commitments as an excuse.

Leung, 47, is unable to attend the prestigious event as he is busy filming martial arts movie "The Grand Master", which is scheduled to be released next year, while Lau, 43, is involved in Chinese film "Let The Bullets Fly".

Lau's manager has played down the matter, saying, "Things are fine between Carina and Maggie. Carina would very much like to attend the meeting but the crew refuse to let her go. She is still trying to fight for it."

The long-running feud between love rivals Lau and Cheung, 45, over Leung is no secret and a rendezvous between Leung and Cheung in August this year has reignited rumours of the love triangle.

- CNA/il