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HK Star Leslie Cheung Commits Suicide

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HK Star Leslie Cheung Commits Suicide

Hongkong pop star and actor Leslie Cheung leapt to his death from a five-star hotel in Hong Kong Tuesday. Local radio RTHK and two television stations carried the report that the heart throb jumped from a building in Hongkong's Central District.

Hong Kong legend star Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing jumped to his death in Hong Kong Tuesday.

Though many people had expected it to be an egregious joke on the Fool's Day, the police has confirmed the 46-year-old's death.

Police sources also say Cheung left a suicide note, indicating the tragedy was caused by some emotional problem.

HK Star Leslie Cheung Commits Suicide

The well-known actor, known as Zhang Guorong in the mainland, starred in the acclaimed film "Farewell My Concubine" directed by mainland director Chen Kaige in 1993.

In the film, he played a Peking opera actor who experienced bitterness and frustration in his whole life, especially in love affairs, and committed suicide in the end.

The film scooped a series of awards that year, including the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Other popular movies starring Cheung include the gangster movie "A Better Tomorrow" in 1986, a gay-themed movie "Happy Together" in 1997 and "The Phatom Lover" in 1995.

Cheung was also noted as one of the few Asian male stars to play openly gay characters.

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