CNN reports that the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan has now been released after being in detention for six months in China for drug offenses. As reported last month, Jaycee Chan was sentenced to a 6 months imprisonment following the implementation of strict restraint on illegal drugs by the police in the Chinese capital. Click HERE if you missed it!
Although Jaycee Chan was sentenced last month by the Beijing court, but took into account the time he already spent in jail since he was detained last year summer in August after testing positive for marijuana and over 100 grams of the drug was found in his apartment in Beijing.
Chan’s management company, Mstones, confirmed the release on Friday morning and said he will be holding a press conference on Saturday. “He will make a formal public apology and give a full explanation,” the online statement said.