Action superstar Jackie Chan’s estranged daughter, Etta Ng, has accused her parents of being “homophobic” and has posted a video seeking help.
The video alleges that the 18-year-old, along with her girlfriend, were thrown out of their house because of their sexuality. However, Jackie Chan, who is supposed to have had an affair with Etta’s mother, a former beauty queen, has never really had a relationship with the teen, it is believed. So it’s not clear if he is the reason behind the girl’s homelessness.
“We’ve been homeless for a month due to homophobic parents. We pretty much slept under a bridge, and other things. We’ve gone to the police, we’ve gone to the hospitals, the food banks, the LGBTQ community shelters and all of them just don’t give a shit,” Etta says in the video. Reports said that Chan was asked for a comment, but gave none.
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Following this, the subject of celebrities and homophobia has come up again. Designer Suneet Varma tells us, “I remember [actor] Mel Gibson’s career took a nosedive when he had said something homophobic, a while back. Every third fan of him was a homosexual, and they didn’t like what he said, and his career wasn’t the same as it was before. So when celebrities do say such things, they do more harm to themselves than the community. I mean, if it’s true that Jackie has thrown his daughter out because he is a homophobe, then I’m not going to watch any of his films in future.”
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Former Mr. Gay India Sushant Divgikr states that homophobic comments or revelations don’t bother the community at all. “I don’t care about what Jackie Chan thinks or says, or in fact what any celebrity has to say against the LGBTQ community. I’ll be there for his daughter if she needs me. It’s not my problem, or it doesn’t concern me that some people, even if they are celebrities, have such a thought process. It’s their loss at the end of the day,” he says.
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