Pop Stop
Compiled by Ho Yi
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Jan 26, 2007, Page 14
Gossip hounds had a hectic week as celebrity amours spanned Taiwan, China and the US. The most arresting event was speculation about paparazzi favorite IT tycoon
Terry Kuo and
Carina Lau. Arriving in Kuo's limousine to attend the wannabe politician
Lien Sheng-wen's grand wedding in Taipei on Monday, the pair made their third joint public appearance in a month and were caught holding hands on camera.
Married international star
Gong Li set tongues wagging after she was again spotted transgressing her nuptial oath with a young American guy in China early this month. According to Hong Kong paparazzi, the lucky man worked on the production crew of Miami Vice and took advantage of his favorable position to woo the star.
One year after they were caught kissing goodbye in Beijing, the pair apparently have moved their relationship to a higher level as they were seen disappearing into a hotel in Shanghai for a night.
It seems that Gong's foremost business rival
Zhang Ziyi doesn't want to lose the spotlight either. Last week in New York City, Zhang was seen canoodling with a silver-haired Westerner of unknown identity at a baseball game in Madison Square Garden.
While Pop Stop waits for the paparazzi to find out who the middle-aged stud is, we congratulate the young star in the improvement in her English skills. Clearly she is now fluent in whispering sweet nothings to strangers from the West.
In regard to local celebrity tidbits, dancing queen
Jolin Tsai was spotted spending her sabbatical leave last weekend in London with Canada-educated wannabe star
Eddie Peng known for his reasonably pretty face and nothing else.
Contrary to the usual denials issued by celebrity agents, Peng's showed a rare sign of bluntness by saying he really looks forward to the romance blossoming; not surprising really as the social climber would be able to scale new heights if he got in there with the queen of Mando-pop.
On the other hand,
Aaron Kwok quickly ditched his supermodel girlfriend
Lynn Xiong of three months, feeling that he was being used by Xiong to gain popularity.
In film-related news, the international press got a chance to take the first peep at what has been going on with
Ang Lee and his
Lust, Caution last Sunday in Shanghai. The highly anticipated film will wrap up shooting next month. The slim director was accompanied by principle actors
Tony Leung,
Wang Lee-hom and
Tang Wei, all of whom had undergone diets for the picture.
Appearing emaciated himself, the director reportedly lost his temper on the set several times and admitted that Wang needed extra training at the beginning of the shoot but had caught up with the rest of the cast soon enough.
Credit:
AsianFanatics