
The Edison Chen photo scandal is a media scandal in early 2008 involving Hong Kong actor Edison Chen, actresses
Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan,
Cecilia Cheung, and possibly other female celebrities.
In January 2008, racy photographs of the aforementioned actors engaging in sexual acts with each other were distributed on the internet. As of 4 February 2008, eight people have been arrested for being connected with the distribution of the photos. The affair has dominated news headlines in Hong Kong for over a week, and has been picked up by CNN.
Check out the clips here, here and here.
Photo stills can be found here.Despite the Hong Kong police enlisted the assistance of Interpol, the spread of the photographs were unstoppable. The actions of the actors and their management in this matter have made heroes and martyrs of those arrested; the actions of the police have raised concerns about violation of free speech and the deference to powerful media tycoons.
Read the whole story on the wikipedia entry about the scandal.