Jackie Chan's son Jaycee being led into a Beijing court
The son of actor Jackie Chan has
been sentenced to six months in jail after pleaded guilty in a Beijing court to
providing a venue for drug users.
Police seized more than 100 grams of marijuana during an August raid at Jaycee Chan's Beijing home, while he and Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai both tested positive for the drug, it was reported.
His imprisonment comes amid a major crackdown on illegal drugs in China, and is
particularly embarrassing for his father, who in 2009 was named an anti-drug
ambassador.Police seized more than 100 grams of marijuana during an August raid at Jaycee Chan's Beijing home, while he and Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai both tested positive for the drug, it was reported.
'I violated the law. I deserve to be
punished. When I return to society, I won't do it again,' Chan said in
courtroom footage aired on state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
The trial and sentence were
especially sensitive for Jackie Chan, who was named an anti-drug ambassador in
2009, and sits on China's top national political advisory panel — the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference.
The actor has told Xinhua that he did not use his connections to interfere with the case and that he hopes his singer-actor son will eventually become an anti-drug ambassador.
The actor has told Xinhua that he did not use his connections to interfere with the case and that he hopes his singer-actor son will eventually become an anti-drug ambassador.
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Legend, fame, star and shame... That is what you get when you are a celebrity.
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