According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwanese actor Kai Ko finally met his family members in the detention centre after his arrest last Tuesday for drug use together with Jaycee Chan. Having served six out of his 14-day detention, his parents, brother and manager Angie Chai visited him yesterday.
Kai
and his mother hugged and cried, while his father told him to take
responsibility and face the matter bravely. The 23-year-old apologised
repeatedly to those who were present and was sorry for letting his
family, company, sponsors and fans down. Kai was also worried that his
saga will affect movie earnings (Tiny Times 4) and the reputation of his company.
A
Chinese character “Zheng”, which means upright, was written by Kai on
the wall of the detention centre, a method he uses to count the number
of days he has left in the detention centre.
In addition, The
State Administration of Radio Film and Television of China has announced
that Kai will be banned from the China media industry. Insiders
revealed the ruling set by authorities to be the harshest for
celebrities and may therefore end their showbiz careers.
It is said that Chinese movie Tiny Times 4,
who features Kai as one of the male leads, will remove his parts in the
film before releasing it in cinemas. As filming has already ended and
Kai has a considerably large role in it, writer-director Guo Jingming
has yet to make a response on this matter.
Co-starring as Kai’s
girlfriend in the movie, Amber Kuo clarified through her manager that
she has not received any news and will continue to work as usual.
Besides the movie, Kai faced pull-outs from more than 10 endorsements
including KFC China. Due to contractual terms, another chewing gum
company will investigate the matter before deciding on Kai’s
endorsement.