Old photos of “CoCo” Coco Lee attending a press conference in Taipei in March 2019. (Chen Baizhou/The Epoch Times)
[The Epoch Times, March 29, 2024](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Ma Weifen) “CoCo” Coco Lee passed away on July 5 last year. Her second sister, Li Silin, attended an event in Hong Kong a few days ago (27th) and talked about Coco Lee. Still can’t hide my heartache. Regarding the fact that Coco Lee was not included in the Oscar ceremony to pay tribute to the late filmmaker, she only responded: “Please help us seek justice.” When it came to “AI resurrecting Coco Lee”, she also expressed her position.
On August 1, 2023, Li Qiulin and Li Silin (right), two sisters of Coco Li, held a photo of the deceased in a file photo at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)
Recently, some mainland netizens used AI generation technology to create a “resurrection” video of late stars Coco Lee and Godfrey Gao (click here), including the sound and images, are as if they were alive. The film was criticized for not obtaining the permission of the family, which caused controversy. Coco Lee’s second sister Li Silin (Nancy) responded to the AI resurrection video when she attended an event in Hong Kong on the 27th.
According to Hong Kong media reports, in response to the viral “AI Resurrection” video that went viral on the Internet, Li Silin said when attending an event that day that he had seen it and that he would be very moved and cry. However, as a family member of a deceased artist, like the previous “Elvis Presley” Her family members have issued a statement prohibiting this. She believes that deceased celebrities should be respected and remembered. It is okay, but if it is openly used as a commercial solicitation or deception, it is disrespectful to the deceased. She also said that the family has not yet recovered from the pain. Pain, “I’ve been hurt once, this will cause a second hurt!”
Li Silin admitted that he had consulted a lawyer and currently did not plan to file a lawsuit against the infringement on the Internet. He would first request the video to be removed from the shelves through a reminder. Coco Lee’s family has also issued a statement through a local lawyer in mainland China, formally requesting that the video be removed from the shelves.
In addition, Coco Lee’s husband Bruce previously refused to allow Coco Lee’s family members to retrieve Coco Lee’s belongings at home. When interviewed, Li Silin revealed that most of the belongings have been retrieved, but it still takes time to process. Regarding Coco Lee not appearing in the tribute video to the late filmmaker at the Oscars, she only responded briefly: “Please help me seek justice.”
In fact, Coco Lee is the first to enter the American music scene and release an English album around the world. She is also the first Chinese singer to sing at the 73rd Academy Awards. She is also the first to sing the American national anthem in an NBA basketball game and the first to be honored by an award-winning singer. A Chinese singer invited to hold a concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; and she sang the English version of the theme song “A Love Before Time” for the movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and was nominated for the “Best Original Song Award” at the 73rd Academy Awards. She is a well-known person in the Western music world, but she did not appear in the Oscar tribute film. This is why the outside world feels unfair for her.
Editor in charge: Liu Yuhan
