For 18 long years, Hong Kong actress Carina Lau kept mum about her humiliating ordeal at the hands of triad members. But now, with her impending marraige to long-time actor boyfriend Tony Leung, Carina, 43, has finally broken her silence. Back in April 1990, the budding actress was bundled off into a car, blindfolded and forcibly photographed nude by triad members. The incident came to light years later, in 2002, reported The New Paper yesterday. That was when Hong Kong's East Week magazine published a topless photograph of ber being held against her will on its front cover. While her eyes were masked, speculation was rampant that the actress involved was Carina. She kept mum for a few weeks after its publication and later admitted she was indeed the actress in the photographs. In her first candid interview since the photos were leaked, she told Hong Kong newspaper Nanfang Doushibao that she had stepped on some triad members' toes by refusing to act in a movie that they were involved with. At that time, there was a lot of triad involvement and investment in the Hong Kong film industry, she said. "Because I didnt agree to filming the movie, they decide to punish me by doing this," she added. The New Paper said that on the morning of April 25, 1990, she was driving home when she realised that another car was tailing her. After she turned into a car park, a number of big-sized men opened her door and grabbed her from the car. "They dragged me into a car, covered both my eyes," recounted Carina. "I was terrified - I thought they were going to kill me and dump my body in a deserted field." Even though the men made her pose nude, she insisted that they did not take advantage of her. "I dont hate those four men who held me. They were just following orders. They never molested me, so I'm grateful to them for that." Carina was released about two hours later. She made a police report, but the culprits were never caught. Source: The Straits Times/Asia News Network Credit: AsianFanatics
thats so bad...but glad she's ok.. though the emotional scars will be with her always.... but she got Tony by her side...so she'll be ok..
Poor her~~!!! But then it it true~~.. In the 90's, the triads tried to rule the filming industry... Luckily it is a different story now
God, i thought things like this only happened in movies, but guess the 90s were really run by triads esp. movie industry. Guess she is lucky to only have nude photos taken and not raped.
thats what u get for messing with the Triads!, besides , like all films were sonspered by the triads back then, Chow Yun Fat, Jackie chan and other famous stars just kept their mouths shut even they knew where the films were getting money from,
what i heard was that one of the heads of the movie industry had ties to the triads and he got some hired yakuza to kidnap and rape her... but maybe im incorrect
