2 Chinese A-list stars "swallow" charity money: Jackie Chan 62 billion, 1 person 1,200 billion

According to QQ, artists’ charity activities have long been a controversial topic. The amount and method of charity always bring many problems, especially when many artists polish their names through charity activities.

Jackie Chan

In China, Jackie Chan is known as the "king of charity". The actor established a charity fund in his name early on and has also carried out many useful activities, receiving praise from the public. However, there was also a period when Jackie Chan's name was tarnished by consecutive charity scandals.

Specifically, in 2009, Jackie Chan produced and starred in the film Big Soldier Little General. When visiting a school that collapsed due to an earthquake in Sichuan, the actor expressed his sympathy and promised to use all the money earned from the film to rebuild the school.

Also because of Jackie Chan's promise, many audiences flocked to the cinema to watch the film, as well as to support meaningful charity activities, thanks to which the film earned 153 million NDT (529 billion VND). However, nearly a year later, the school's representative publicly accused the school of never receiving the donation from the famous martial arts star. Jackie Chan's side later denied that they had yet to recover any profits from the film. However, the incident seriously affected Jackie Chan's reputation.

In 2012, a blogger came forward to report in detail and accused the charity fund related to Jackie Chan of lacking transparency. Specifically, the China Children's Youth Charity Fund only used less than 1 million yuan (equivalent to 3.5 billion VND) for its operations, while the remaining 18 million (62 billion VND) was unexpectedly transferred to Jackie Chan's fund.

This is an illegal act, with the above money transfer, Jackie Chan's fund will receive 10% as "management fee". This act of embezzlement affects Jackie Chan's reputation as "charity king". Although Jackie Chan denies it, the public still doubts the transparency of the fund.

Jet Li

The most shocking charity embezzlement scandal in the history of Chinese showbiz belongs to martial arts superstar Jet Li. The incident is considered an indelible stain, tarnishing his illustrious artistic career.

At the end of 2007, Jet Li announced the establishment of the charity organization One Foundation and called for support from everywhere. With his influence, the amount of donations sent to the organization of star Huo Yuanjia was "like water".

In 2013, a terrible earthquake occurred in Ya'an (Sichuan, China). Jet Li immediately rushed to the affected area to help the local people. At the same time, the actor called for donations and received up to 400 million NDT (more than 1,400 billion VND).

However, after 1 year, the amount of money this actor spent to overcome the consequences and rebuild the lives of people after the earthquake disaster was only 40 million yuan (about 140 billion VND), equal to 1/10 of the amount earned. The lives of people in Nha An, Sichuan are still chaotic and full of difficulties.

Immediately, Chinese media asked Jet Li: "Where is the 360 million NDT (more than 1,200 billion VND) donated by organizations and individuals across the country?" Many people suspect that the martial arts star embezzled and pocketed the billion-dollar charity money for his own retirement.

Not only that, in 2009, the public also discovered details that Jet Li and members of One Foundation had "swallowed" charity money by transferring money in a roundabout way to their other organizations.

After being accused of embezzling charity money, Jet Li immediately held a press conference to clarify, affirming that he did not embezzle a single cent of charity money from the people, and at the same time, refused to make a transparent statement of the charity income and expenditure for the Ya'an area (Sichuan, China). The male star has been criticized for his play of playing the role of a victim who was wrongly accused.

Until now, how the above 1,200 billion VND was handled remains an unanswered question. Jet Li has also been accused of embezzling charity money and is always used as an example of artists cheating and distorting charity values in China.

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