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The affair dominated the front covers of gossip magazines in early February 2008.
In 2008, intimate and private photographs of Hong Kong actor Edison Chen with various women, including actresses Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, Rachel Ngan, and Cecilia Cheung, were unlawfully distributed over the Internet.[1] The scandal shook the Hong Kong entertainment industry and received high-profile media attention locally and around the world. Many local newspapers headlined the story consecutively during the first fortnight of February 2008, relegating coverage of the 2008 Chinese winter storms to secondary prominence during Lunar New Year.
In a crackdown which itself became a controversial item, the Hong Kong police enlisted the assistance of Interpol to stem the spread of the photographs.[2] Ten people were arrested in connection with the distribution of the photographs.[3] A computer technician was convicted of three counts of obtaining access to a computer with dishonest intent, and received a custodial sentence of eight and a half months.[4]
The police crackdown raised questions over violations of the privacy and free speech rights of Internet users.[5] The manner in which actors, their management, and the police handled the situation, in turn, made those arrested into heroes for some Internet users.[6]
Chen admitted being the author and copyright owner of most of the photographs, and stated that the private photographs had been stolen and published illegally without his consent. He made a public apology, especially to the women involved, and also announced that he would "step away indefinitely" from the Hong Kong entertainment industry.[7]
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^"Tech jailed for stealing sex-with-starlet photos". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2009.
^一哥：藏裸照供發布可拉人 (in Chinese). sina.com.hk. 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^網民支持發照者 批警方偏袒 學者：網絡暴力作祟 (in Chinese). Phoenix TV. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
^Nickkita Lau (22 February 2008). "Edison bows out on sorry note". The Standard. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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