This is literally my reflection on 27 Feb 09 when I attempted to capture Edison Chen as he left the airport in a tinted van with curtains. In case you didn't know who he is, Edison 陈冠希 is a former Hong Kong celebrity who had his sex photos with/of a number of females celebrities stolen from his computer when he had sent it for repairs. The extremely saucy photos surfaced and became the BIGGEST scandal in the Hong Kong entertainment scene in 2008.
He was in town recently for a couple of events and had both the local and foreign media in a frenzy. It was an experience of a lifetime (and fun!) for me to rub shoulders with tens of foreign paparazzi, jostling with another tens of securities and squeezing with hundreds of screaming fans and curious onlookers. I enjoyed myself although it was tiring and my back was aching from trying to take as many photos of him as possible. But I came to realise why some people are so obsessed with him. He is quite a charmer.
But is he a hero or a villain? Some people admired him for his ability to "score" with so many hot female starlets while some called him shameless for this display of voyeurism. While the photos and poses are shockingly explicit, the ladies in them are obviously willing parties. So who is at fault? Do we sneer at their sordidness or snicker at Edison's lack of computer knowledge? But before we even pass their sentence, have we asked ourselves: Are we any holier behind our own closed doors?
I'm not defending him but like what Jesus said, "Let those without sin cast the first stone."
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