** UPDATE: hundreds of more photos have been leaked by a “mysterious” netizen who promises to unleash new damaging pix and video onto the web. he has even taunted HK police into tracking him down with a “catch me if you can” statement. but wait…get this — his nom de plume is kira, as in the elusive protagonist of death note. for reals? seriously? you can’t make this stuff up.

man oh man…

the edison chen scandal is perhaps a cautionary tale to remember that privacy does not exist in the digital age.

born in vancouver, he’s a huge HK star who apparently has a proclivity for documenting his bedroom romps on camera. das cool. what’s not cool though is that he stupidly stored photos on his laptop, which were discovered by slimy computer repair folks who fed them to the perpetually scandal-hungry internets. OUCH. btw, these pics are sooo NSFW. edison recently broke his silence by releasing an official statement.

i feel seriously AWFUL for these former lovers, all of which are of some celebrity status. according to an article, one has already attempted suicide. edison will most likely rebound from all this, given some time (i’m sure he’s already getting big ups from machismo morons).

but what about the girls? and their careers? i initially snickered when i was informed of this debacle (thanks, cynth!). dismissively laughing it off in my usual “celebrities are so stupid, when will they ever learn” mentality, i now find it all very grim, depressing, and traumatizing for the parties involved.

this may sound weird, but situations like these remind me that regardless of who we are, celebrity or not (and no, i don’t deify celebrities), we’re all humans when it comes to simple primordial needs. in the end, we’re funky randy creatures who subsist partly on love, affection, sex. the ways in which we express these needs are profoundly sacred and even sweet in our vulnerability and intimacy, no matter how kinky or ________. everyone gets their rocks off, but rarely is it meant for public consumption.

so if there’s anything to be learned from this “strange ordeal,” it’s that you should NEVER STORE YOUR SECRETS ON YOUR COMPUTER. for god’s sake burn that $*#! immediately onto a disc and bury it somewhere absolutely inaccessible.

ps – to end on a somewhat lighthearted note, check out edison’s blog. it’s curious how he’s so into hip hop urban culture. can’t stand the way he writes.

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