"Naive" pop singer breaks silence

Hong Kong singer Chilian Chung reponds to the celebrity sex photo incident at a fan club gathering. [Tungstar]

Canto pop singer Gillian Chung Yan-tung, one of the women in the recent celebrity sex photo scandal, broke her silence briefly on February 11th amid a gathering with her fans.

Chung said she regretted the impact that the incident has caused to society as a whole.

"I admit that I was very naive and silly in the past, but I have grown up now," Chung made the speech in the company of Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin, her singing partner in the pop duo "Twins".

"I want to thank my company, family and friends for their concern and support," Chung said.

She did not answer any media questions.

Chung is the second artist involved in the scandal to make a public statement over the incident. Edison Chen Kwoon-hei apologized for the incident through a video last Monday.

"I will continue to work and face my life in a positive manner," she said.

Her fans cheered after she finished the one-minute speech.

One of them said she has never seen the photos, while another said she would not leave the fan club.

Over the internet, however, Chung's speech has sparked frenzied discussion.

"The audiences are all naive too, we are deceived," said dd88_555, an online user, on the mainland forum "Tianya".

Another online user melon860411 said, "I used to love Chung, but now I am very disappointed."

Meanwhile, some expressed their support for the 27-year-old artist.

"Please don't focus on the scandal only. They (the celebrities) are also ordinary people. We should tolerate and help them resume normal life," Freeblueworld said.