Entertainment News For Week Of Dec 2 - Dec 8

Gigi Leung Releases New Album

Gigi Leung has released a new album and some cover shots can be found at the link below. The album was released on December 3, 2006.

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"The Banquet" Will Not Compete At Golden Globe Awards

Zhang Ziyi will not be a nominee for best actress for her role in "The Banquet" for the Golden Globe Awards because the film did not participate in the competition. The distributors for the film were asked why they didn't want to be included in the Golden Globes, but refused to answer. With "The Banquet" out of the running, it makes "Curse Of The Golden Flower" a stronger competitor.

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CriEnglish: Zhang Ziyi Will Not Compete For Golden Globe

The #1 Chinese Celebrity Mansion

The #1 Chinese celebrity mansion belongs to Jet Li. The mansion is being built near Shanghai, near Jet Li's wife's family and took two years to construct. The mammoth mansion consists of three separate buildings and is close to 54,000 square feet! The property will have underground passages.

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CriEnglish: Jet Li's Mansion The Number One In Celebrity World

Top 10 Hottest Females In China

This list was compiled by a newspaper in China. Click on the link to view the complete list. The list includes familiar names such as Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Zhao Wei. Also check out what the Chinese people in China have to say about the women on this list.

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AsianFanatics: Uniqueness Of 10 Hot Female Stars In China

Joey Yung Nearly Injured On Set

Joey Yung almost had a large lighting pole strike her on her face while filming an advertisement. While filming on a glass surface, the light pole started coming down and almost hit her face - fortunately crew members were able to catch the pole before any damage was done. Joey shook it off and stated "Before I was tired, but now I'm wide awake!"

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CriEnglish: Joey Yung Nearly Disfigured In Accident

Cathy Tsui & Lee Ka Shing To Marry

Actress/model Cathy Tsui will be marrying wealth heir Lee Ka Shing in Australia this year. Not to be confused with Li Ka Shing, Lee Ka Shing will be the successor to the Henderson Land Developement Company. Their relationship has been a high profile one in an on again, off again relationship for the past two years.

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JayneStars: Celebrity Weddings: Cathy Tsui & Lee Ka Shing

Chow Yun-Fat To Play A Role In Upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean III

Next year in May, the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will be released. Be on the lookout for Chow Yun-Fat, who will play a Chinese pirate Captain Sao Feng. Keith Richards (from the band Rolling Stones) will also make an appearance in the film.

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CriEnglish: Chow Yun-Fat Plays Chinese Pirate In Pirates Of The Caribbean III

Fiona Leung In Serious Car Accident

While filming in Australia, Fiona Leung was injured in a serious car accident that sent her to the ICU. She was in a van carrying film equipment and several of the crew, who were also injured in the accident. As of this writing, Fiona's condition has stabilized.

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JayneStars: Fiona Leung Ngai Ling in Car Accident; Sent to Hospital Intensive Care Unit

Lydia Sum Flies Back To Canada To Celebrate Mother's Birthday, Christmas

Lydia Sum has flown back to Canada to be with her mother on her birthday and to celebrate Christmas. Lydia's daughter did not accompany her. Lydia Sum, who is recovering from a serious illness, responded to questions only from TVB's official crew members.

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AsianFanatics: Lydia Sum Flies Back To Canada For Mother's Birthday

Tony Leung Trying To Pick Up Mandarin For Ang Lee's New Movie

Tony Leung said that he spent 2 months trying to learn the script for Ang Lee's new movie "Lust, Caution", which is all in Mandarin. Tony's native tongue is Cantonese, so he had to spend a significant amount of time trying to memorize and learn Mandarin in the script.

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AsianFanatics: Tony Leung says he spent 2 months memorizing script for new Ang Lee movie