2017年CRI Taiwan pop star apologizes to security officer after clash

 

Taiwan singer Jay Chou apologized to a security officer again in a video clip after telling off the guard during a concert.

The clash happened during Chou's concert in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Sunday, which was the second day of this year's Labor¹ Day holiday. Upon seeing a security officer taking away a fan's illuminated² sign and putting it on the ground, Chou first asked the officer to give the sign back to the fan, but he then shouted to the officer to get out of the site, using expletives.

Chou's behavior, while being hailed by many fans at the concert, also caused some controversy³.

According to another policeman who was also working on the site, the fan stood on the chair and lifted her illuminated sign again and again, disregarding the safety and viewing experience of others and repeated warning from the security staff.

Netizens split into two groups after the video of the clash was put online. Some said Chou just wanted to protect the rights of his fans, while others thought the singer didn't respect the security officers who were working to keep order at the concert.

Shortly after the concert, Chou published a written statement on the official Weibo account of his agency to apologize to the officer, saying he felt sorry for the fan, which made him impetuous to say the rude words. "I want to say sorry to the officer. I didn't mean it. I am grateful to the security officers for keeping the order of the concert," read the statement.

Chou made another apology in a video released Monday afternoon. In the video, Chou thanked the security officers who worked at the concert and apologized again to the officer that he told off.

According to the official Weibo account of Chou's concert tour, Chou has also sent a letter of apology to the security command and was reportedly forgiven.

After Chou's apologies, many of his fans also apologized online for their angry comments that were previously⁴ posted towards the police officer.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 illuminated   

adj.被照明的；受启迪的

参考例句：

• Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
• the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。