Why did Jackie Chan disown his daughter? Homophobic allegations surface as homeless status triggers disbelief in wake of viral clip

Jackie Chan took over the internet after a video of him reminiscing about his long journey in the cinemas went viral. In the clip, he was seen sitting alongside his on-screen daughter Liu Haocun to watch a short reel of highlights from his acting roles. Many mistook the latter as his biological daughter, however, the legendary actor does not have a relationship with his biological child Etta Ng.

The viral video starring Jackie Chan and Liu Haocun was released last month. However, it started gaining immense traction online in recent days. This comes after netizens claimed that the latter was his biological daughter. Twitter user @Tegadeyforyou took to their official Twitter account and shared the viral video. They also wrote:

Twitter noted that the woman in the video was not Jackie Chan’s daughter in reality. They also noted that the actor has been “estranged from his daughter for decades.”

Everything to know about Jackie Chan’s relationship with his biological daughter

After Twitter noted that the woman in the video was not his biological daughter, many took to the internet to do their research in regards to whether the Ride On star had a daughter. Twitter user @LadieLabrys claimed that the star “disowned” his real daughter Ng in 2017 “for being a lesbian.”

Twitter user @LegoKingo also took to their official account and stated that Chan disowned Ng for being “gay.”

It is true that Etta Ng does not have a relationship with the international superstar. However, it remains unclear whether her s*xuality played a role in the same. Speaking about her relationship with Chan, she had said in the past:

Website Scmp claimed that Ng did not know her father growing up, and she did she not take his last name either.

Although it remains unclear whether Chan was homophobic towards his daughter, Ng said in the past that she and her partner Andi Autumn could not go home after suffering from poverty due to having “homophobic parents.”

Etta Ng came out as a lesbian in 2017. The following year she shared a picture of herself and her partner Autumn, who is reportedly 12 years older than her. The pair got married in Toronto in 2018.

A few months before their wedding, Ng and Autumn took to YouTube to reveal they were experiencing “homelessness.”

Who is Etta Ng’s mother?

Jackie Chan is married to Taiwanese actress Joan Lin. However, he was caught in a scandal in 1999 and admitted to having an extramarital affair with beauty queen Elaine Ng Yi-lei. In 1999, he confessed that Ng Yi-lei was pregnant with his child, Etta.

Elaine Ng Yi-lei has not been supportive of Ng. It was reported that the two had become estranged. However, an official reason for the same was not announced. Responding to Ng’s poverty claim, her mother stated that the couple must simply “go find work” and should not have to rely on “someone else’s fame to get money.”

The exact status of Etta Ng’s finances remains unknown at the time of writing this article.

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