1月18日,電影《梅蘭芳》編劇嚴歌苓在其部落格上回應道:The error is regrettable, and the late, wonderful actor Leslie Cheung should certainly be given his due. It is hard to recognize who is who under that theatrical makeup. All pictures were provided by the TV studio. I was unaware that the picture was not the correct one. (這個錯誤是令人後悔的,已故的而極好的演員Leslie Cheung當然應該得到他所應得到的(讚美)。在那種戲劇化妝下很難分辨誰是誰。所有的照片都是由TV Studio提供的。我並不知道那是一張不對的照片。)
“Anytime anyone interviews her, they go to the China Film Group or its publicists for photos. These photos have not passed through Geling’s hands at any point; I can attest to that because I also manage her photos. Indeed, the photos I manage are only of Geling herself: these other images are proprietary images and belong, presumably, to China Film Group.”(任何時候、任何人給她(嚴歌苓)做訪談,採訪媒體都是直接去中國電影集團公司(梅蘭芳電影出品方) 或其代言人拿照片。而這些照片都從來不會經過歌苓的手。我可以肯定的這么說,因為我在管理她的照片。事實上,我手頭只有她自己的照片,其他的照片都屬於“中國電影集團公司”的著作權和財產。”)