It has been a frenzy week for Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, as her topless and rather intimating sunbathing photos were exposed online… prompting wild debates among netizens, Chinese netizens in particular.
The paparazzi pics were taken while Ziyi was on the Caribbean island of St. Barts with her boyfriend Vivi Nevo. It’s said to be a private beach, but it doesn’t matter if it’s private or public… it’s a violation of privacy regardless.
Unfortunately the word privacy is no longer relevant in Hollywood… I think most of the western stars have got used to being hunt down by cameras where ever they go; and if they are getting naked on beaches… they should know what’s coming next.
What’s funny (or perhaps saddening on different perspective) is the responses from the Chinese public about the issue. While there were some folks who showed sympathy for Ziyi, lots of the online comments were rather harsh on the couple.
How is it supposed to be a national shame for topless sunbathing? How is it supposed to be a shame for canoodling with a man of different skin colour? How is it supposed to be a shame if she doesn’t have a 36D figure?
I guess there are too many jealous Chinese men around who are depressed that they couldn’t get a blonde girlfriend while seeing their top star taken by a white dude. I wonder what would be their responses if there’s a top Chinese male star caught sunbathing with a blonde on the beach… jumping in joy?
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i saw all the photos.
i think there were 81 of them (correct me if i’m wrong).
the pictures might seem to be very shocking to some people (probably just chinese people…excluding me =P).
but after seeing the edison chen scandal photos, zhang ziyi’s photos are like nothing compared.
if i were her, i would be pretty mad at the paparazzi for this.
but i read somewhere saying that it was vivi nevo who asked people to take the photos (just a rumour).
but that’s not the important part…it’s just unfair for the chinese netizens to talk so bad of her.
she was just relaxing and enjoying a nice holiday with her fiancee at a private beach.
whatever she does, it’s her own business.
it’s just like anyone can do all the intimate things they want to do with their bf/gf/fiancee/husband/wife in their own private settings.
i hope they get married soon, so some people can shut up.
Interesting. I’m sure as classy as Z is, she’s taking it all in stride. She didn’t care much about what the jealous racist Chinese thought of her dating Zevo and then she married him? She shouldn’t care what they think this time either.
Anyway, YeinJee’s right. Welcome to the spotlight on the nude beaches Ziyi, lol.
Good point about the Chinese guys wanting a blonde etc. I met a chinese guy not long ago who said he’s looking for an American girl since he’s already dated other kinds, LOL.
Also, it doesn’t surprise me that Nevo asked the Pap to take the pictures. He seems like a very liberal guy from what I can tell. For all we know, he may have had a past in porn films or nude photography of some kind. :)
the chinese public got culture shock. the S kissing is too much for them even if done privately, and it blew their head off when they saw ziyi and her bf doing it public… cultural difference, but agree that some online comments are overeacting on the photos, asif vivi nevo is mooching their wives.
Any expectation of privacy you have when you’re in public like this is delusional.
From a legal standpoint, they wouldn’t have this expectation of privacy and no means to stop distribution. This was clearly demonstrated in prior incidents (involving several different countries).
Bottom line is, you’re in public. Deserted beach at 3am or in the middle of the afternoon amongst a horde of tourists makes no difference.
Anyway he is going to marry her . Hear that he is paying her a hefty sum of money for the wedding but I don’t know whether is true or not.