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Anucha ''Chee'' Langprasert denies, however, that he is trying to cash in on public interest in Nathan, now that the ex-singer he has passed through the star phase and is widely regarded as a rogue.
Chee says he is likely to split the sale proceeds with a favourite Muslim cause, and - if he behaves - with Nathan himself.
Nathan is fighting fraud charges in the Amnat Charoen court, after his former live-in housekeeper laid a complaint saying she lent Nathan 300,000 baht, which he has refused to pay back.
Meanwhile, in Bangkok, the Department for Social Development and Human Security has charged him with lying to state officials obtain a 2006 outstanding youth award.
Chee, who stopped working as Nathan's manager in November, admits he is nervous about how his former client will receive the book.
''He knew I was writing the book, and asked me to treat him gently. I don't want to get into an argument with him, as people will accuse me of trying to cash in on his infamy.
''However, if he does start getting nasty, I have more information which I have kept in reserve, which I could release as a second instalment.
''I don't reveal everything in the book, as I don't yet feel compelled. However, he should know that if he treats me unpleasantly, I could release more,'' he said at the launch of the book, Chee - The Manager Who Deceived The World?
The title borrows from an unkind nickname the Thai media has given Nathan, who last year claimed he was making The Prince of Red Shoe, a three-part Hollywood movie set in the Arabian desert, starring Bruce Willis and Christina Ricci for 20th Century Fox. Thai movie fans could find no trace of the movie, and 20th Century Fox has denied it exists.
Photographer and make-up artist Weerapong ''Piak'' Srithong was among guests invited to the book launch. He went on state television in November to claim that Nathan had tricked him into travelling with him to Oman, with the promise that he could join the crew of his Hollywood movie. In Oman, he found no one from the movie had travelled to meet them.
Soon after, Nathan persuaded him to do his hair and make-up, and take pictures of him wandering about the desert on a camel.
Nathan allegedly showed the images to would-be lenders back home, to prove he had landed the part.
Nathan, who claims he is half Thai, half Nepalese, told his friends that the Hollywood movie would revive his flagging fame and make him rich. When he returned from filming, he would repay his debts and look after them.
At the time, however, Piak said he couldn't understand why Nathan had asked him to take the pictures. He came forward with his concerns after realising he had been tricked.
Chee said there are many other Nathan stories that have yet to be told. Among Nathan's alleged victims who have come forward so far are the owners of a coffee shop in Bangkok, a group of four men promised a tour to Nepal, an accountant promised a job in tourism, and Nathan's former live-in housekeeper.
All laid complaints with police.
Chee said he stuck by Nathan out of love. One day, however, he decided he should put his feelings towards Nathan to one side, and opt for what was ''correct'' instead.
He wrote the book not to exploit public interest in Nathan as much as to clear his own name. ''It's up to readers whether they think I was a bad person, or merely duped,'' he said.
Also among the book launch guests was celebrity fortune-teller Mor Krit, who reckons Nathan will escape the threat of jail.
''Scandals surrounding Nathan are likely to carry on for another two years, but his stars suggest he will beat the charges laid over the youth award,'' said Mor Krit (Sukrit Patumsriwiroj). ''He might get a suspended sentence instead.''
''However, he could fall victim to someone else's deception ... someone who is close to him. People who deceive others in this life are likely to get the same thing coming back at them, and he's no different.'' -
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Former beauty queen Panadda ''Boom'' Wongpudee is being haunted by daring images of herself from the past.
Modelling images of Boom, mixed in with pictures of an Asian woman taken from an X-rated movie, have been doing the rounds of forwarded mail for the last five years. Five images appear in the post; two of Boom, posing for a fashion spread, and three of the Asian woman.
They started off as images on the cover of a saucy video CD, before someone started distributing them by email. ''Her breasts looked good, so I thought it was a bit of a joke. However, after five years, the joke has now worn thin. We can't find the original author of the email, as it goes too far back.
''Last year, when they started circulating again, police were able to catch one guy, who worked for an insurance company. His boss gave him the sack when he found out he'd been using a company computer to send naughty pictures. However, he didn't start the post; all he did was forward it on to someone else.''
Boom, who last year laid a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau's Children, Juveniles and Women Division, has now asked them to renew efforts to find the source. ''I get sick of guys asking me about the pictures. I say to them: 'If it was your daughter in these pictures, would you be so keen to forward them to your friends?''' -
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Modelling images of Boom, mixed in with pictures of an Asian woman taken from an X-rated movie, have been doing the rounds of forwarded mail for the last five years. Five images appear in the post; two of Boom, posing for a fashion spread, and three of the Asian woman.
They started off as images on the cover of a saucy video CD, before someone started distributing them by email. ''Her breasts looked good, so I thought it was a bit of a joke. However, after five years, the joke has now worn thin. We can't find the original author of the email, as it goes too far back.
''Last year, when they started circulating again, police were able to catch one guy, who worked for an insurance company. His boss gave him the sack when he found out he'd been using a company computer to send naughty pictures. However, he didn't start the post; all he did was forward it on to someone else.''
Boom, who last year laid a complaint with the Central Investigation Bureau's Children, Juveniles and Women Division, has now asked them to renew efforts to find the source. ''I get sick of guys asking me about the pictures. I say to them: 'If it was your daughter in these pictures, would you be so keen to forward them to your friends?''' -
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Channel 3 actor Sarawut ''Aon'' Martthong can act the angel, or appear in a gay bondage-style photo shoot - it's all the same to him.
''It's fashion,'' said Aon, when asked to explain his daring shoot for the January edition of Image magazine, where he appears in a Hannibal Lecter-style leather mask, bound at the hands and wearing a pair of black briefs.
He admits his leather-clad, SM-style spread for Image is daring by Thai standards, though denies it has caused problems for him as an actor.
Aon is also acting the part of an angel in a soap opera, Thewada Sathu, but insists the two aren't in conflict with each other, as few fans would follow his work that closely.
''I'm not an angel. When I stop acting the part, I take off my angel costume. Likewise, when I walk down the street, I don't wear that skimpy leather outfit. It's just me,'' he said, adding he would be happy to take off his clothes again, if the right opportunity came along.
''For me, it's just work, though I like working with talented people.''
Aon is used to brushes with the daring and risque. Late in 2008 he issued a teary public apology after a real-life video recording turned up of him making love to a woman friend. He took the naughty clip on his mobile phone, which he then lost. The person who found it downloaded the clip, and copied it on to a VCD, which did a roaring trade at knock-off goods markets.
Aon went before the media to admit it was indeed him in the clip, after news outlets ran still pictures from the VCD. Aon says public response to his raunchy spread is low-key. ''People know it's just work. As for myself, if I can't put everything into an assignment, I'd rather not bother.
''If I felt worried about how it would make me look, I'd rather not do it. Work is a challenge, and I want to rise to the challenge. The money is secondary.''
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''It's fashion,'' said Aon, when asked to explain his daring shoot for the January edition of Image magazine, where he appears in a Hannibal Lecter-style leather mask, bound at the hands and wearing a pair of black briefs.
He admits his leather-clad, SM-style spread for Image is daring by Thai standards, though denies it has caused problems for him as an actor.
Aon is also acting the part of an angel in a soap opera, Thewada Sathu, but insists the two aren't in conflict with each other, as few fans would follow his work that closely.
''I'm not an angel. When I stop acting the part, I take off my angel costume. Likewise, when I walk down the street, I don't wear that skimpy leather outfit. It's just me,'' he said, adding he would be happy to take off his clothes again, if the right opportunity came along.
''For me, it's just work, though I like working with talented people.''
Aon is used to brushes with the daring and risque. Late in 2008 he issued a teary public apology after a real-life video recording turned up of him making love to a woman friend. He took the naughty clip on his mobile phone, which he then lost. The person who found it downloaded the clip, and copied it on to a VCD, which did a roaring trade at knock-off goods markets.
Aon went before the media to admit it was indeed him in the clip, after news outlets ran still pictures from the VCD. Aon says public response to his raunchy spread is low-key. ''People know it's just work. As for myself, if I can't put everything into an assignment, I'd rather not bother.
''If I felt worried about how it would make me look, I'd rather not do it. Work is a challenge, and I want to rise to the challenge. The money is secondary.''
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