Called out: Cordero (left) claimed that Ka Kui penned her a song.
Compiled by C. ARUNO and BENJAMIN LEE
HONG KONG actress Maria Cordero was accused of lying for claiming that musician Wong Ka Kui penned a song for her before he died, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Ka Kui’s brother Ka Keung, who was also a member of the legendary rock band Beyond, called out Cordero on social media.
He said her actions were disrespectful to Ka Kui’s memory.
“In today’s world, I hope people can act with their conscience,” he wrote.
It was reported thatat a TVB broadcast on Saturday commemorating the 30th anniversary of Ka Kui’s death, Cordero was filmed recording a song in a studio.
She claimed that Ka Keung contacted her and claimed Ka Kui wrote a song just for her before he died.
“After hearing the song, I finished recording in just two visits (to the studio). I really feel he helped me. I never thought he would write this song for me. I feel so touched and honoured,” she said.
Ka Keung later refuted her claims, describing it as all lies.
“All this about me is a lie. Even though my brother has passed away, I am still alive.
“How can she be so disrespectful?” he further stated in his post. Fans of Beyond also criticised Cordero for her remarks.
“It is despicable to use Ka Kui to keep yourself relevant to the times,” one netizen commented.
Ka Kui and Ka Keung were part of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond formed in 1983.
Ka Kui, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, fell to his death during a performance in Japan in 1993.
The band is widely considered as the most successful and influential Cantopop outfit from Hong Kong.
> A martial arts coach in China’s Shandong province attempted to prove his innocence by propping up an eight-year-old boy he had beaten to death on a chair, the daily also reported.
The victim’s mother wrote online that the incident took place on June 18 when she received a call from the martial arts club that her son was being sent to hospital.
When she arrived at the hospital, a medical staff member told her that her son had stopped breathing.
To prove that the boy was still alive at the club, the coach sent her a video of him slumped over a chair. The boy then slipped and was motionless on the floor.
The above articles are 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 a >, it denotes a separate news item.
