Complaints Against Gillian on Charity Show

[Berri]

Gillian Chung Sings amid Complaints





Hong Kong pop singer Gillian Chung returned to the stage on Sunday for the first time after being embroiled in a widely-criticized nude photo scandal. But her presence has drawn hundreds of complaints.

Chung and her singing partner, Charlene Choi of the pop duo Twins, were among an all-star line-up for a show, held by the local TVB station, fundraising for the snowstorm-stricken people on the mainland.

The night collected about 70 million Hong Kong dollars.

Despite the charity theme, TVB received more than 170 complaints against Chung, who was seen in a string of photos leaked online earlier this month in bed with local singer-actor Edison Chen.

The incident, which involves some other local celebrities, shocked the Hong Kong entertainment scene, and Chung, who had always had a girl-next-door persona, made a public apology last week, following a video apology by Edison Chen. Chung said at a press conference that she was "naive and very silly" when the photos were taken.

Chung's explanation however, failed to win fans. Many accused her of lacking honesty and some acted to boycott her.

At the Sunday show, many attending stars expressed their support for Chung, but the 27-year-old appeared on the stage looking a bit melancholy. Although there were dozens of Twins' fans holding supportive banners on site, Chung seemingly eschewed making eye contact with the audience.

She left the show immediately after Twins' performance.

Critics claim the scandal is to take a toll on Chung's career. Since she is on the cast for Chen Kaige's upcoming biopic about Peking opera legend Mei Lanfang, many media reports suspect that her scenes might eventually be cut out, which the film's producer denied.

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TVB received more than 200 complaints against last night's appearance of Gillian Chung, her first performance since the scandal erupted. Most complainants said it was inappropriate for Chung to perform at the charity show, which raised money for victims of the mainland's recent snowstorms. An online survey also recorded more than 2,400 votes in support of the statement: "We don't need artists like this [Gillian Chung]. Please do not poison our young generations."

Yesterday at the TVB charity show, Gillian Chung stood in the front row wearing the special event t-shirt and sang with the rest of the entertainers. Then she sang the song <In Love For Six Years> with her Twins partner Charlene Choi. During the performance, some people called in to donate "money under the name of "Very silly, very naïve." Other names were "Chen XX," "Black Gil," etc. All of those kinds of names were filtered off the air by TVB. However, using the name "Twins fans" was acceptable.
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[WhiteLotus]

omg, how rude/mean of them to do that to gill. i felt for her. :(

[wendy17]

I can't believe people are complaining... -_-
i don't see the point of complaining!!

And now gil is going to Japan for school.... -_-

I hope Twins doesn't split though.

[ocean_sky]

why cant ppl just move on/////