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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has sued Hong Kong’s leading newspaper the Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she prostituted herself with senior Chinese officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”<\/strong> star signed the suit presented to the Hong Kong High Court on Monday, saying the reports were “seriously defamatory” and “false”.<\/p>\n

An article in Apple Daily on May 29 said Zhang “is a prostitute” and had sex with disgraced top official Bo Xilai and his wealthy associate Xu Ming for money on “numerous occasions”<\/a>, the court document said.<\/p>\n

Apple Daily<\/strong>, a Chinese-language newspaper known for racy celebrity gossip and strong criticism of the Chinese communist authorities.<\/p>\n

The story was removed from the newspaper’s website after Zhang threatened to sue last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bo was sacked from his post as boss of Chongqing city in March and then suspended from China’s powerful central politburo for “serious discipline violation” — code for corruption. He has not been seen since.<\/p>\n

His wife, Gu Kailai, is in custody under suspicion of ordering the murder of a British businessman.<\/p>\n

Zhang also denied Apple Daily’s assertion that she was now under investigation by Chinese authorities and was barred from leaving China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apple Daily and Next Magazine are owned by Hong Kong entrepreneur Jimmy Lai’s Next Media. <\/p>\n

Wonder how this will turn out? Will we ever find out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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