Melbourne, May 31 (ANI): 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star Zhang Ziyi has now demanded an apology from a Hong Kong paper after it published claims she had sex with Bo Xilai for huge sums of money.
Apple Daily, repeating claims made on news website Boxun.com, alleged she had slept with the Chinese politician at least ten times between 2007 and 2011 and that she was paid about 1.5-million-dollar each time.
The reports also claim she negotiated similar deals with several other powerful men, including the 62-year-old's close friend, Xu Ming, a billionaire tycoon Chinese authorities are investigating for alleged corruption.
They allege she earned a total of 102-million-dollar from prostituting herself.
Ziyi denied the claims saying they were "completely untrue" and "extremely ridiculous".
"We read this outrageous report in the Apple Daily. It sent stone-cold chills down our spines and has left us with a feeling of deep sadness," News.com.au quoted her publicist as saying.
"Friends have advised us to release a short statement and not take this seriously. The more you argue, the more you will stir up. It would be better to step aside until people lose interest and the lies disappear. The innocent will always be innocent," the publicist said.
Zhang's lawyers have demanded Apple Daily publish an apology and a full retraction.
She ignored the allegations when she appeared at the 10th Chinese Film Media Awards this week.
Media reports had questioned her absence from the Cannes Film Festival, where her new film, a Chinese version of 'Dangerous Liaisons', was being promoted, with some claiming the Chinese Government had prevented her from leaving the country while it investigates the allegations.
The Xilai scandal has had a damaging effect on China's governing class.
The former party secretary, whose populist policies won him many supporters, was dismissed after his wife became a suspect in the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood last year.
He had been seen as a candidate to join China's new top leadership team before the scandal broke and party officials fear his ousting, and the corruption investigations, threatens party unity. (ANI)
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