Mobile phone numbers of 600 Chinese celebrities appear online
The mobile phone numbers of about 600 Chinese celebrities were posted on-line Saturday, according to Beijing Star Daily.
Many of the writers, film directors, sports stars, singers, actors listed were flooded with calls and said they would change their numbers if it continued. The list was deleted late Sunday's afternoon after being posted for two days.
Xiao Yu, assistant to singer Zhou Yanhong, said Zhou received many phone calls or short messages from strangers, some containing harassing information, during the past two days.
"She will have to change her phone number if the situation continues," Xiao said.
Zhang Ziyi, who starred in movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,and many other actors forwarded their incoming calls to mobile service providers and some even shut off their phones.
Yang Lixin, law professor with the People's University, said cell phone numbers are part of privacy, which should be protected by law.
