Zhang Ziyi says she's outraged by quake ignorance

Sat May 24, 2008 5:25 AM EDT
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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star Zhang Ziyi says she's outraged by what she says is ignorance about the recent earthquake in China.

Zhang said in several Chinese-language blog entries over the past week that she has been busy raising money for relief efforts after the deadly quake struck in China's central Sichuan province, which has killed more than 60,000.

But she said she was surprised to find one group she solicited on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival in France knew little about the disaster.

"I was as angry as a madwoman. I said, 'Are you idiots? You are well-dressed people who look like you identify with society, but you don't know what's going on on planet Earth.' It's incredible!" Zhang said.

Zhang said she has made a pamphlet about the quake to show foreigners. She said she donated $144,000 and received a pledge of $100,000 from Wendi Deng, the Chinese-born wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Zhang's other credits include "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Rush Hour 2" and "House of Flying Daggers."

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On the Net:

Zhang Ziyi's official Web site:

http://www.helloziyi.com

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caroaber

Those well-dressed people are no more in touch with the situations in the suburbs of Paris, inner-city USA, or among the immigrant enclaves in the U.K. Susan Sarandon was mocked for referencing the plight of the suffering Haitian people at the Oscars some years ago.

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Reply#1 - Sat May 24, 2008 11:38 AM EDT
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Steve Webel

Sadly, there are quite a few 'egocentric' people in our world today. They pretty much ignore what is happening in the world because they perceive that it does not affect them in any way.

Seems Zhan ZiYi is just now learning this lesson.

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