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Edison Chen is a Hong Kong based pop icon who has been recently caught up in a sex photo scandal. He had been the center of many sex scandals before, but they were never like this. He had thousands of photos of himself with other naked Chinese celebrities stored in his personal computer. Last year, Chen took his computer to a local computer store for a repair, which is when the technician guy decided to encrypt Chen’s personal files and save them to his own computer. Thousands of these photos were circulating on the Internet, and millions of Internet users did not hesitate to download them. Last week, he said he will be stepping out of the Hong Kong show business after admitting that the explicit photos were taken by him. Many of the companies in Hong Kong who were using Chen as an endorser have decided to remove him from their commercials. His scheduled appearance at the Beijing Olympics has been canceled.

So is it over for Chen? Since the leak of the photos, he has risen to international prominence. He has been getting calls from agencies in Hollywood and he is already signing contracts. We all know that controversy sells in Hollywood, and sex is a good one. The scandal may have ended his career in his native country, but has definitely raised his profile in Hollywood. As a suspicious being, I wonder if this was all master-minded by Chen, so he can start his career in Hollywood. One way or the other, it seems like it worked out for him after all. This may be the end of the female stars’ career, but just a start for Chen.

*Chen’s history with the ladies.