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HONG KONG : It may have taken Hong Kong star Edison Chen more than a year to apologise to actress Cecilia Cheung, one of the starlets identified in the sex photo scandal that rocked the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but late is better than never.
In an interview with CNN’s Talk Asia, Chen broke his silence on the sex scandal and apologised to Cheung for not getting in touch with her when the scandal erupted 15 months ago.
“I hope that she can forgive me either today or one day, and she'll understand that I had my difficulties and I really, really never wished this to happen upon anyone and I still respect her."
Cheung, 29, was out shopping with her family when the reporters told her about Chen’s public apology. Though she did not catch the CNN interview, she graciously accepted the apology.
On whether the apology has come a little too late, Cheung replied, “It doesn’t matter. It is the sincerity that counts.” The actress also appealed to the public to give her and the other affected female stars some space and time to recover from the ordeal.
In an interview with iCable in February 2009, Cheung lashed out at the actor and accused him of being a hypocrite.
"He has never apologised to us personally. He should at least have called us to say sorry if he genuinely admitted his mistake," she said.
"The photos are still circulating online. How can we live a healthy and happy life? How can we put ourselves back on our feet?”
Some 1,300 photos which showed Chen in compromising positions with at least half a dozen women, including Canto-pop star Gillian Chung and former actress Bobo Chan, became an Internet sensation when they were stolen from Chen’s laptop and circulated online.
- CNA/fa
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