This veteran Hong Kong actor has two children. His son is Jaycee Chan, and his daughter is Etta Ng. Despite being the children of one of Asia's richest actors, their frequent headlines are usually due to drug use, suicide attempts, or other negative news.
Jackie Chan himself admitted that his son was "a mistake." Jaycee, born in Los Angeles in 1982, was the result of an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and it was because of Jaycee's pregnancy that Jackie was forced to marry Jaycee's mother, actress Joan Lin.
Jackie Chan's reason for cheating was not marrying for love. He himself admitted that during his marriage to Joan Lin, he had several girlfriends. Joan, meanwhile, chose to turn a blind eye to her husband's infidelity, until one day, one of his mistresses, former Miss Asia Elaine Ng, became pregnant.
While Joan Lin was able to accept her husband's actions with a big heart, arguing that Jackie "just committed a sin that all men in this world do," Jackie's son with Elaine Ng could not forgive his father for not recognizing him as his son.
"He's not my father," said Etta Ng. "He's just my biological father, but he's never been involved in my life."
Jaycee, Jackie's legitimate child, also had a miserable life. His father had many lovers, often slept with prostitutes, and when Jaycee was a toddler, his father threw him across the room during an argument with his mother. Because he wasn't close to his son, Jackie once picked him up at the wrong time from elementary school, even though he was already in high school. *facepalm*
Being Jackie Chan's son certainly provided Jaycee with a special privilege, allowing him to pursue a career as an actor in Hong Kong, even though his popularity far outstripped his father's. In 2014, Jaycee was arrested by the police for marijuana abuse. Jackie Chan, who had been an anti-drug ambassador for years, was understandably furious and "punished" his son by failing to appear at the hearing and not visiting him at all during Jaycee's six-month prison sentence.
Apparently, even though he is a world-class actor, Jackie Chan's life is no less exciting than Indonesian soap operas.
Jackie and Jaycee. Similar, but not compatible.