Let's borrow the title from DAN BROWN's famous thriller ANGELS & DEMONS for this article.
It's apt.
EDISON CHEN.
He is one pretty boy DEMON oozing unnerving charm.
So you can classify him as the incidental arch-ANGEL.
Oxymoron or Paradox?
Bless this child?
YES, but every inch along the way, he still has to douse the fire he ignited more than a year ago when lucid pictures of his sexual escapades were leaked all over the internet.
" I am also the victim," claimed EDISON CHEN.
But for his beautiful damsels in waiting, the damages were irrepairable as the dents had already sunk too deep,
He had so far expressed to the Hong Kong MEDIA, (the latest was on CNN's TALK ASIA on June 3,2009), of his indiscretions and the shame.
He openly apologized to the hapless actresses involved in the scandal and sought their forgiveness.
No, confessed GILLIAN CHUNG in a recent televised interview with TVB Honcho STEPHEN CHAN in Hong Kong,EDISON had not contacted her with a personal apology.
It would have been a sincere gesture if he did.
Whether he's the devil sprouting fire and brimstone (" the sex pictures were consensual, the acts were filmed knowingly"), or the angel spilling cherubic honey (the charming dandy), EDISON was man enough to admit that he was young and reckless when he took those photos.
He has shown penitence. He's healing the hurts. And life moves on.
And like each and everyone of us, there comes a time that we get tired of the mundane world, and would like to embark on an adventure-of-sorts.
And in all our lives, some rain must fall, right?
But silliness can cause us to hit rock bottom if caution is thrown to the four winds -
LIFE's like this, you get mettle and grit thrown to you from time-to-time,
These are challenges and we embrace them.
EDISON CHEN is now facing the biggest challenge of his lifetime, fighting to save his integrity in an act of redemption,
He's facing the consequences in full force now, and at the end of the day, it must be a lesson well learnt.
Did he?
His entertainment career is non-existent presently, and his clothing business may have suffered an image crisis.
He has lost a myriad of acting and business opportunities.
No decent advertising endorsement wants to be associated with a devious name.
That's MONEY down the drain,
MONEY that goes with the toilet's flush which may enable him to call-the-shots,
Especially at a time when his father, business man CHEN CHAK MAN was declaring bankruptcy proceedings,
A case of wrong timing.
It's not easy and we respect what he has been going through.
There are probably thousands of perverts out there who are doing what Edison Chen did - filming sexual trysts.
Cheap thrills, but these culprits were never exposed.
The paparazzi isn't interested in them anyway.
Simply because they are NOT CELEBRITIES.
Like we all know, stardom may bring fame and money -
BUT STARDOM COMES WITH A PRICE TAG.
SO USE IT WISELY.
HAYDEN KHO, you are up next!
STOP PRESS!
Any gossip on EDISON CHEN remains newsworthy, right?
The mere mention of this name provides that kind of buckle-up-for-edge-of-your-seat excitement for his many followers, much to the man's chagrin.
On Saturday June 20, 2009, EDISON CHEN appeared in MALAYSIA to publicly launch the 1st Malaysian outlet of his boutique, the JUICE Store that stocks the inhouse label CLOT and various streetwear, urban clothing and footwear.
He appeared to be in high spirit, smiling and waving to fans and readily answered questions fielded by the press.
In the past decade, many popular Hong Kong artistes had also invested in Malaysia, among them a duck rice franchise, restaurant management to celebrity make-over ventures.
As usual, many hundreds of curious fans thronged the openings, but when it was time for business, the patronage was far from pleasing.
And sadly speaking, these businesses had since folded.
We know that every product faces a shelf life if top-of-mind awareness is not perpetuated.
Celebrity endorsements can sometimes be a farce,
True, they create buzz and attention to the product -
But they do little to increase sales except "to jack up the price sky-high",
Samplings are proven to do a better job to lift items off the shelf,
Whatever the case,
It pays to be friendly to the paparazzi,
Respect what the online media can do,
It's the digital age now,
The internet can make or break you,
So move forward with the trends.
Come clean.
So there -
Stay tuned, folks!
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