Celebrity circles suffered more violent blows this week when a couple of stars made the society-news pages by getting into trouble with the police and mafia.
The first to trigger an avalanche of aggressiion was actor Ma Jing-tao (馬景濤). Known for his unstable and violent disposition, Ma brutally attacked two police officers while being pulled over for a sobriety test last Friday morning.
Upon seeing the police walk toward his car, Ma immediately yelled out the F word. His purported girlfriend, Lee Ting-zhi (李婷芷), and her sister, the driver, both stuck up for Ma by refusing to take a blood-alcohol-level test. The seriously wasted star then made a sudden unwise move: He strangled one police officer, and landed two punches to the other one's face.
He was arrested on several charges and disappeared from public view after being bailed out for NT$100,000. His happily married ex-girlfriend Lily Tien (田麗) later made a comment about this unfortunate incident: ``When he's drunk, he can be so out of control. This is why I broke up with him after three years of trying to change him. I failed.'' Local media await his next move.
Having survived years of scandals and assaults, entertainment-show host Jacky Wu (吳宗憲) got beaten up really bad this time. According to Apple Daily (蘋果日報), Wu went to a restaurant on Guangfu South Road with a few friends after work early Monday morning. Four suspicious-looking men in black went into the same restaurant, made a few phone calls and left. Twenty minutes later, Wu and friends left the place in a good mood, only to find themselves cornered by several vicious-looking guys with sharp objects in their hands.
One witness said Wu and his friends put up a good fight, considering they were up against professionals. Wu has reportedly had nine stitches in his head, and his right eye is seriously injured. Since the eight surveillance cameras outside the restaurant were conveniently broken that night, the police so far has no solid
evidence against any suspects. Wu has canceled all his public activities since then, and didn't want to make further comments on the incident.
Three slender beauties Lee Sin-jie (李心潔), Anita Yuen (袁詠儀) and Suzanne Hsiao (蕭淑慎) joined together in Taipei this week to promote their new film Gu Lian Hua (孤戀花). Taiwanese gossip queen Hsiao once again became the center of media attention, but the good news is that this time it doesn't involve a suicidal dosage of sleeping pills or extramarital affairs with old but rich guys. The previously sickly thin star showed up in the press conference with her obviously chubbier figure.
The actress admitted she has gained 8kg, but in her defense, she explained, ``I've been taking anti-depressant medicine for the past six months, and it has made me feel better and happier. So I have a good appetite and am restored to my normal weight. I am not fat -- I am attractively plump.''
From a doctor's point of view, this is really good for her health, but her newly gained weight has cost her an opportunity to play the leading lady in a new movie by director Alice Wang (王毓雅). Wang told the media in a remorseful tone, ``I want a leading lady with a big chest and snake-like waist, but Hsiao has only a large bosom and no waist now. I had to give her up and look for someone else.''
Rumors that the couple Faye Wong (王菲) and Li Yapeng (李亞鵬) are secretly tying the knot have been driving the media crazy for months, but no one has yet been able to verify the marriage. After weeks of hide-and-seek games, the couple was finally spotted by the paparazzi of Suddenly At Next (忽然一周) going bathtub shopping together. Wong took Liu to a high-class Italian shop, and walked away with a NT$840,000 luxury twin-sized jacuzzi bath tube after a short exchange with the saleperson. It seems that under the cool facade, the Chinese diva does have a passionate heart.
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