Actors who have used drugs or
visited prostitutes are to be banned from making screen
appearances in a bid to clean up the industry, China's media
watchdog said Thursday.
The move by the State Administration of Press,
Publication, Radio, Film and Television will affect popular
actors such as Jaycee Chan, son of Hong Kong movie star Jackie
Chan, Taiwanese actor Kai Ko and Gao Hum.
All three were detained in August after testing positive
for or being found in possession of marijuana and/or
methamphetamines.
The ban also concerns Huang Haibo, an actor arrested on
suspicion of hiring prostitutes.
"Their actions have hurt the entire industry and have
brought extremely bad and adverse consequences to the whole
society, therefore we strongly condemn their actions," a
spokesman from the China Radio and Television Association said.
The move can be seen as part of a broader crackdown by
government on excesses within China's elite, observers say.
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