Stephen Chow, 59, Threatens To Sue 17-Year-Old Failed Miss HK Contestant He Was Rumoured To Be Dating
He wants Ukei Cheung, with whom he was snapped on a yacht trip last month, to take down all her social media posts that show her out at sea (or else).
He wants Ukei Cheung, with whom he was snapped on a yacht trip last month, to take down all her social media posts that show her out at sea (or else).
Last month, comedy legend Stephen Chow, 59, was rumoured to be dating a 17-year-old failed Miss Hong Kong 2021 contestant named Ukei Cheung after they were spotted boarding the same yacht to party and play water sports.
The 42-year age gap between them led the press to term their relationship a “grandfather-granddaughter” one. Unflattering, we know.
Stephen’s assistant quickly came forward to refute the reports, clarifying that “there was a large group of people” on the boat with them that day and that Stephen and Ukei “hardly know each other”.
But it looks like a simple denial wasn’t enough.
On Thursday (Sep 2), Hongkong media broke the news that Stephen had sent a lawyer’s letter to Ukei ordering her to remove all photos that show her on a boat from social media, or further legal action will be taken against her.
The letter states that Stephen had informed Ukei and the others who went wakesurfing with them that day that they are strictly prohibited from taking photos inside the yacht or even having it in the background of their shots.
It sounds a little extreme, but not exactly surprising coming from the notoriously private star.
Anyway, everyone supposedly agreed to the terms, but when the gossip surrounding Stephen and Ukei started making headlines, Stephen suspected that someone had violated his no-photos-on-the-boat rule, which could have led to those romance rumours.
The saga also appears to have led him to discover Ukei’s Instagram account, which — dun dun duuun — contains quite a number of photos of her on boats.
Since this whole affair has had “adverse effects” on Stephen, he has asked Ukei to deal with the matter immediately by deleting all pictures that show her engaging in water activities and promising not to share any more of such posts.
It’s not clear if he made the same request to anyone else who went on yacht trips with them.
If she is found to have ignored his instructions, he will sue her and claim all legal fees and expenses from her.
And well, let’s just say that his luck in court has been pretty good lately.
Photos: Ukei Cheung/Instagram, PBE Media
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