Given that the viral video featuring his “daughter” was really a scenario from a movie and that his real daughter has accused him of being a cruel homophobe, Jackie Chan may not be the father that social media has made him out to be.
This past weekend, the renowned martial arts artist was a trending topic when a video showing him viewing some of his earlier on-screen antics went viral with a woman who many assumed to be his daughter. And for good reason—it comes out as tremendously heartfelt and moving, complete with tears.
The only issue is that this clip isn’t truly real, thus Jackie doesn’t appear beside his own flesh and blood in it.
In reality, it’s really a scene from “Ride On,” a recent film in which he portrays a well-known former stuntman-movie star who just so happens to be watching a Jackie Chan reel. Yes, it is extremely meta—so much so that it tricked the Internet.
Viral Jackie Chan With Daughter Clip Isn’t Actually Real, From One Of His Latest Films
The hard truth about Jackie’s family situation is that he and his genuine child, Etta Ng Chok Lam, are not close. He dislikes that she is a lesbian, she claims, and has abandoned her.
Etta claims that Jackie gave birth to her outside of marriage and that, despite her well-known relationship, she hasn’t heard from Jackie in a while and has even been left on occasion to fend for herself.
Etta has accused Jackie of homophobia, saying that this is one of the reasons he doesn’t want to be friends with her. This makes the situation even more awkward. Since many Twitter users were aware of Jackie’s history with Etta, they bombarded her with insults as the video’s popularity grew.
Etta’s most recent public claim in 2018 appears to have gone unanswered, and Jackie hasn’t commented on the positive feedback he received about the fictitious father-daughter date that everyone else liked.
What do you think? Are you surprised by the clip and is Jackie really a homophobe or could this be family drama that we don’t fully understand? Let us know in the comments below.
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