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Screen ban for stars who break the law

By Li Qian | October 9, 2014, Thursday | Print Edition

CHINA has banned performers with criminal records from screen appearances following a string of celebrities detained on drug and prostitution charges.

The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television cited a number of separate cases including those where a screenwriter, a director and an actor were caught taking drugs or paying for sex.

They broke the law, damaged the entertainment industry’s image and set a bad example for young people, the administration said. The media should reject vulgar content, it said, and thus these celebrities should be cleared from the screens.

Media agencies, including TV stations and cable TV network companies, are banned from inviting offenders to take part in shows or broadcasting programs and ads in which they feature, it said.

Movie theaters and online video websites can’t play their films and shows either. Also, no one can hype up their crimes to boost audience ratings.

A number of celebrities were detained for involvement in drug abuse this year, mostly the result of a police crackdown in Beijing.

In May, Li Daimo, a singer from a TV talent show, was detained for drug offenses and sent to prison for nine months for allowing others to use drugs at his apartment in Beijing.

In June, police detained screenwriter and novelist Chen Wanning for possessing drugs in an apartment in the capital. The same month, film director Zhang Yuan was detained over drugs.

Both were given administrative detentions, which is a maximum of 15 days.

The most famous among those detained was Jaycee Chan, son of film star Jackie Chan. He was detained in August with Taiwan movie star Kai Ko. Tests showed both had taken marijuana, and police seized more than 100 grams of the drug at Chan’s home in Beijing. Chan is awaiting trial for allowing others to take drugs.

In May, popular TV actor Huang Haibo was detained after being caught with a prostitute in a Beijing hotel.

Chinese film director Wang Quan’an, a Golden Bear award recipient, was detained last month for paying for sex with several prostitutes in Beijing for three days running.

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