The pregnancy-obsessed media also declared a bump watch on Cecilia Cheung, the aforementioned subject of Edison Chen＊s nude portraiture and wife of Wong＊s ex Nicholas Tse (珴鰝鄣). Rumors had also circulated that Cheung had suffered a miscarriage, but Sing Tao Daily News (陎???) speculated that Cheung might be knocked up again after one of their intrepid reporters spotted her in a convenience store loading up on five cups of noodles, three cans of some unspecified foodstuff, two boxes of chocolates and three big bags of potato chips. Perhaps Cheung was just seeking comfort food 〞 it must be tough when the entire world is your gynecologist (especially if they have Chen＊s photos for reference).
After a widely reported string of flings with mixed-race models last year, pop idol David Tao (枎?) garnered further attention from the tabloids when he fell off the wagon. After a bender at the uber-trendy Barcode lounge in Taipei＊s Xinyi District to celebrate the beginning of 2008, Tao＊s taxi driver dropped him off at a nearby police station because the sozzled star was unable to recall where he lived.
Tao became a little too friendly with the authorities, engaging in amiable antics such as high-fiving officers, making incessant small talk, and fawning over cops who just wanted the inebriated star to stand still. The lively display of drunkenness even included addressing the Next magazine paparazzo who had been called to record the silly scene as ※bro.§
Guatemalan-Taiwanese model Liz Yang (?獲佷), one of Tao＊s many rumored sweethearts, promptly claimed that they were ※just friends§ after the farcical episode.
Finally, this year＊s roundup would not be complete without mentioning the Beijing Olympics, which presented an ideal venue for A-listers to show off their patriotism. Entertainment big shots including Jackie Chan (傖?), Andy Lau (?肅?), Wang Lee-hom (卼薯粽) Kelly Chen (?雌轅) and Zhang Ziyi (梒赽禊) all expressed their support for China＊s authoritarian regime by bearing the Olympic torch (a ceremony invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Olympics to promote Aryan ideals) and singing songs with schmaltzy titles such as Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing (控儔ㄛ控儔ㄛ扂?控儔) at director Zhang Yimou＊s (??牾) less-than-creative closing ceremony.
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