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Finally, Edison Chen came out from his hide and face the music (the nude photos scandal). Here is the citation from ShanghaiDaily.com about the press conference held in Hong Kong.

HONG Kong singer and actor Edison Chen said today that he will leave the Hong Kong entertainment industry after admitting he took the raunchy celebrity pictures that showed him posing in bed with several other female entertainment stars.


The 27-year-old actor made his first public appearance this afternoon after returning to Hong Kong from the United States. He has been accused of avoiding the public and the media due to the nude picture scandal that broke in late January.

"I've decided to step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry," Chen, who was wearing a black suit, told more than 300 reporters at a news conference at Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre at 3pm today.

He said in a brief statement in English that he would fulfill existing commitments before stepping down "indefinitely."

The Canada-born Chinese admitted he snapped most of the more than 800 nude pictures that have circulated on the Internet. The nude photos show him with dozens of female celebrities, including singer Gillian Chung and actress Cecilia Cheung.

The scandal has created a media frenzy and heated discussions on BBS communities both in Hong Kong and on the mainland since the scandal broke.

Some Internet users shared the raunchy pictures by e-mail or posting them on other Websites.

Hong Kong police said last week some 1,300 private shots of Chen in bed with at least half a dozen female celebrities had been copied by employees of a computer repair shop from a faulty laptop believed to belong to Chen.

"I'm sorry to those ladies and their families," Chen said. "And most of all, I feel sorry for Hong Kong people.

"These photos were very private and have not been shown to people and were never intended to be shown to anyone," Chen said in a calm voice amid a flood of camera flashes from the hundreds of reporters gathered.

He said he will perform charity work in the next few months "to heal his injuries and soul" before stepping away as he has "decided to do this to give myself an opportunity to heal myself and to search my soul.

"I have failed as a role model. However I wish that this matter will teach everyone a lesson.

"I hope the scandal can be over as soon as possible and prevent more young people from further injuries," Chen said.

"I beg your forgiveness in the future," he added as he concluded his five-minute statement.

He also added that he had been staying with his family and was not running away from the scandal.

Chen played the lead role in the second film of the trilogy "Internal Affairs," the biggest box office draw ever in Hong Kong's movie industry. The film was later adapted by Hollywood director Martin Scorsese and renamed "The Departed."

He previously apologized via an Internet video on February 4.

Chung, previously known for her squeaky-clean image in the popular female duo Twins, apologized to the public when she made her first public appearance last Tuesday. She admitted that "she used to be na?ve and very silly."

Police on the mainland said they have launched a nationwide online crackdown to delete the pornographic pictures and pledged to close any Websites that posted the photographs.

In the southern city of Shenzhen, police have apprehended 10 suspects for allegedly producing, selling and purchasing discs of the photos while in Hong Kong, up to 10 people were detained for spreading the pictures.

So the nude photos scandal is officially ended, no? Hopefully no more news from Edison, especially something to do with the triad gang and losing his hands. I don't mind to see news about him doing charity though.