In showbiz, all's fair in love and war

At long last actress Vivian Hsu appears to have found love, in the arms of the heir to a fortune. She follows the recent examples of actresses Barbie Hsu and Charmaine Sheh, who have also snared "second-generation rich" lovers.

This would normally be considered the start of a trend, but frankly so many actresses and business tycoons have hooked up over the years it appears to be the rule rather than the exception.

Hsu, famously, was rumored to be the third party responsible for the breakup of Hong Kong's actor-director Stephen Fung and superstar Karen Mok; but before Christmas had been publicly telling anyone who would listen that she was single. Obviously, this was a ruse to prepare her fans for the latest bombshell announcement.