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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with top official Bo Xilai and others, a lawyer said today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” star is taking legal action for libel in Los Angeles over the claims by Boxun News, which is based in North Carolina and offers Chinese- and English-language news online.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“At the heart of all of the claims are a series of libelous defamatory statements printed by Boxun News about Zhang Ziyi,” attorney Adam LeBerthon, of the law firm representing the actress, said.<\/p>\n

“Boxun News printed repeatedly that Zhang Ziyi is a prostitute. and that’s the heart of our allegations.<\/strong> She does not know him, has not met him and has nothing whatsoever to do with him.”<\/p>\n

The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for October 16, followed by another on November 16, but no trial date has yet been set.<\/strong> LeBerthon said the actress will likely not attend the pre-trial hearings.<\/p>\n

“She will certainly be there at the time of trial (although) the parties typically do not various pre-trial hearings,” he added. “I don’t expect Ms Zhang Ziyi to be any different.”<\/p>\n

Zhang launched legal action in June against 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

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

The website said Boxun News was founded in 2000, adding that its mission was to become the “most trusted Chinese online news service by insisting on ‘Independence’ and ‘Journalistic Objectivity.'”<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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