Oriental Sunday Photos of Rose Chan [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Hong Kong tabloid Oriental Sunday's latest issue reveal 120 photos from the "Devil Claw and Kissing Wolf" incident in Hengdian. The actual chronological sequence of the whole series is not entirely clear from the slide show.

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Rose Chan Molested [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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"Kissing Gate" doesn't seem to quite capture the real essence of this tawdry incident. Tabloid photos at the bottom of the post. The details, so far:

Rose Chan

MSN:Joe Ma and Benny Chan rumoured to have forcibly kiss Rose Chan after getting drunk (11/21)
The actress was at a gathering with actors like Timmy Hung, Louis Fan, Alex Fong, Joe, Benny, Michelle Ye and the production crew when the incident happened.

The group had gone for a meal followed by a karaoke session that night.

File photo

Joe Ma Tak-Chung, Benny Chan Ho-Man (Sina)

MSN: Joe Ma and Benny Chan apologise for improper act towards Rose Chan (11/22)
Yesterday, the Hong Kong media reported that actors Benny Chan [Ho-Man] and Joe Ma [Tak-Chung] denied rumours of kissing their 19-year-old co-star Rose Chan forcefully.

Benny Chan kissing Rose Chan, Joe Ma turns a blind eye

CNA: Rose Chan recounts Joe Ma, Benny Chan's drunken attack, goes to police
MSN: Rose Chan speaks up on Joe Ma and Benny Chan’s improper behaviours (11/23)
The young actress blamed herself for trusting the wrong people

Clad in black attire with little make-up, the actress appeared pale and on the brink of tears when she made her appearance.

The actress also revealed that one reason she attended the dinner was because of co-star Timmy Hung, who was present.
Rose explained that she had trusted Timmy as Sammo Hung - Timmy's father, and Master Sin (Rose's boss) was on good terms with each other.

Rose Chan

CNA: Joe Ma, Benny Chan in trouble over drunken harassment of Rose Chan

Prior to the release of the photos, Benny Chan flatly denied that he had behaved inappropriately toward Rose Chan and said he was simply "too friendly towards guests".
"The most I did was just to put my arm around her shoulder," Benny Chan told Hong Kong media.
However, he too changed his tune when the photos were published.

(Sina), 2, (Sina-slideshow)

MSN: Rose Chan receives gag order (11/24)
It was rumoured that actor Benny Chan enlisted the help of an influential person to stop the actress from revealing more details on her molestation case

When Rose was asked if she received a gag order, the actress admitted and subtly hinted, "Someone did ask me to keep my mouth shut."

Furthermore, it was said that Rose went to her trusted friend Timmy Hung the day after the incident, and told him about it. Instead of helping her, the actor asked her to lie and conceal her bad experience into a story, which will lessen the seriousness of the matter.

Benny Chan and Joe Ma compensations
"I forbid Benny from leaving his apartment. He needs to reflect upon his actions."Meanwhile, Joe attempted to extricate himself from Rose's harassment incident by separating himself from Benny. Early in the morning, Joe wrote on his blog, "The incident the other night may be attributed to Benny's misconduct after drinking too much alcohol.

MSN: Gillian Chung hints on Benny Chan’s improper acts (11/24)

"I fully support you. This is not the first time a certain someone did something like this, so you really have to protect yourself," wrote Gillian.

"What the two culprits did was really an eye opener. Benny is like a creep who molested a girl on a school bus, while Joe sold his friend out for fame," said Director Wong Jing angrily.

Benny Chan Ho-Man 

MSN: Benny Chan apologises with wife in tow (11/25)
After the event, the media found a script left behind on the desk. The script dictated what the actor should say and do during the press conference, and even included a handwritten note, reminding Benny to "thank [his] supportive fans".
The revelation led netizens to feel that Benny's apology lacked sincerity.

CNA: Benny Chan apologises for harassing Rose Chan, vows to give up drinking

Even as Hong Kong celebrities like Simon Yam and Eric Tsang criticise Benny Chan and Joe Ma over the incident, sceptics questioned if Rose Chan had set the whole thing up to gain publicity.
They point out that is highly uncommon for Hong Kong paparazzi to operate in Hengdian, yet it was the Hong Kong paparazzi who were present when the incident occurred and snapped the damning photos.

Benny Chan and his pregnant wife arriving at press conference

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Insider: Rose did not resist harassment (A1)

Just as all fingers were pointed at Benny and Joe, an eyewitness revealed to Apple Daily another side of the story.

(Sina)

Joe Chan "comforts" Rose Chan

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SCMP: Kung fu starlet, Rose Chan, says actors molested her [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Benny Chan, Rose Chan, Joe Ma

Simpson Cheung and Ada Lee
Nov 23, 2011


Rising kung fu starlet Rose Chan Ka-woon made a report to the police and a public complaint yesterday alleging she had been molested by two married actors after a news magazine published pictures of her apparently being pawed by the pair.

The incident between the 19-year-old model-actress and actors Benny Chan Ho-man and Joe Ma Tak-chung - both of whom have apologised to the actress for their behaviour - took place during dinner at a restaurant in Hengdian , a city in Zhejiang , on Saturday.

The paparazzi pictures were published in the latest edition of Oriental Sunday. They showed Benny Chan covering the starlet's mouth from behind, touching her private parts and forcibly kissing her. Ma was also seen hugging and kissing her. Tears welling, an "upset and shocked" Rose Chan said yesterday she had tried unsuccessfully to fight off the two men.

"I would never have thought these two well-known actors - both happy, with their own families - would do that to me. They should have treated me like a little girl, but they turned into different people," she told reporters. "I felt very lost and scared at that moment - I couldn't react."

The actors are shooting a film, Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters, directed by Wong Jing, in Hengdian. The comedy also features Eric Tsang Chi-wai and Sandra Ng Kwan-yu. It is expected to be in theatres in May.

Benny Chan apologised to the starlet on his official microblog on Monday, saying it was just for fun and he hoped it would not affect her work.

"I was wrong. I only have myself to blame for being too hospitable ... it was over the top and made my friends unhappy and worried the people who care about me," he said.

Ma said on his microblog that Benny Chan misbehaved after getting drunk and he was remorseful for not putting a stop to it sooner. He said he was just trying to comfort Rose Chan afterwards but she misunderstood him. He also apologised to her.

Filmmaker Wong was critical of both men on his official microblog. "Chan Ho-man is like a satyr molesting schoolgirls on a bus ... Ma Tak-chung just wants to distance himself from the incident, betray his friends and put all the responsibility on others," he said. The actress' manager, Ronnie Chan, said she would continue to act in the film with the two men.

"It's certainly an unhappy event, but we have reported it to the police and the public now know the truth. The work must go on," she said.

Rose Chan talks to the media

Rose Chan, apprentice of Yip Chun, son of martial art legend Yip Man, gained her reputation in the movie The Legend is Born - Ip Man last year in which she played Ip's fellow apprentice.

Ma, 43, a former police VIP protection unit member, joined TVB in 1993 and has played various roles, being nominated five times for TVB's best actor award. Neither Ma's manager nor TVB would comment on the case. Benny Chan, 42, a former TVB actor, has focused his career development on the mainland in recent years. He is best known for playing the Monkey King in TVB's Journey to the West II in 1998. (SCMP) (Sina)