Veteran Hong Kong actor-singer Andy Lau has apologized for lying about his marriage, saying he behaved inappropriately for a public figure. Lau denied that he was married in an interview with Hong Kong's Cable TV in February, but Hong Kong journalists last week discovered marriage records from the Clark County Recorder's Office in the US state of Nevada that showed the 47-year-old star had wed Malaysian girlfriend Carol Chu in June 2008. Lau confirmed the nuptials in a brief message on his Web site late Saturday, saying he did not announce the marriage because he wanted to shield Chu from the press. Speaking publicly about the issue for the first time Tuesday afternoon, Lau said he was sorry he deceived the press and the public. Lau denied Tuesday that he and his wife have any children. He said on his Web site Saturday he and Chu had married so they could try to have children through artificial insemination, which is only authorized for married couples in Hong Kong. “I don't have any children. I don't have any sons or daughters. The children you have photographed are the children of my relatives or friends,” he said.
