Chong Wei warns those misusing his image

DATUK Lee Chong Wei has called out against businesses who misuse his image to sell goods, China Press reported.

The former badminton singles great recently warned fans not to fall for fake advertisements purportedly showing him endorsing a brand which makes headphones and amplifiers.

In the advertisement, Lee was seen holding up a pair of headphones and their packaging.

While the Facebook page misusing his photo had been taken down, Lee was frustrated that new ones pop up almost immediately.

“I believe it is a business tactic, and it is not a good thing.

“Even if you want to make money, you should not misuse other people’s names and photos. They do not have business ethics,” he told the daily.

This was not the first time scammers capitalised on Lee’s image to advertise goods.

For many years, the former national shuttler has warned the public not to fall for advertisements, ranging from health supplements to get-rich-quick schemes, misusing his image to sell goods .

> Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-Fat claimed he was reluctant to donate all his wealth to charity but joked that his wife forced him to, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The 69-year-old, who was attending the Busan International Film Festival, was asked about his plans to donate HK$5.6bil when he dies.

“I was not the one who wanted to donate. It was my wife’s decision.

“I did not initially want to donate as it was all my hard-earned money,” he said.

Chow then turned serious and explained that one is not able to bring one’s wealth to the afterlife, which prompted him to pledge his wealth to charity after he passes away.

“We came into this world without bringing anything with us, and neither will we be able to bring anything back with us when we die,” he said.

Chow’s career spanned more than 40 years and he is best known in the western world for his roles in Anna and the King, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Pirates of the Caribbean.

It was also reported that Chow was named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival.

● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ‘ >’sign, it denotes a separate news item.