Jackie Chan’s son detained in Beijing drug bust
Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan’s actor son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.
Jaycee Chan, 31, was detained last Thursday together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late Monday. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams of it were taken from Chan’s home.
The detentions follow a declaration in June by President Xi Jinping that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders would be severely punished. In Beijing alone, more than 7,800 people have been caught in the crackdown.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of a police search of the younger Chan’s home in Beijing in which he is depicted, his face pixelated, showing officers where he stashed bags of marijuana. Police said they acted on a tip from the public.
Chan is accused of accommodating drug users, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment – a far more serious charge than that of drug consumption. Ko is accused of drug consumption.
Madonna’s materials up for auction
Get ready to dance in Madonna’s old clothes. Julien’s Auctions announced Tuesday that items from the pop icon’s personal and professional life will be auctioned Nov. 7-8.
Pieces from her “Material Girl,” “Music” and “American Pie” music videos will be offered during the Icons & Idols: Rock n’ Roll auction in Beverly Hills, California. More than 30 items from the 1996 film “Evita” also will be available.
Julien’s Auctions said some of the awards that Madonna has won over the years also will be offered, including an MTV Video Music Award and an American Music Award.
Television actors co-starring in play
An off-Broadway production of Ivan Turgenev’s “A Month in the Country” has attracted a star of “Game of Thrones” and another from behind bars.
Classic Stage Company said Tuesday that “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling from “Orange is the New Black” will co-star as Rakitin and Natalya in the revival, which kicks off Jan. 9.
The company’s other shows this season include William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” starring Peter Sarsgaard, and Christopher Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus,” starring “Sex in the City” star Chris Noth.
The birthday bunch
Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 68. Singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 66. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 62. TV weatherman Al Roker is 60. Actress Joan Allen is 58. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 44. Actress-singer Demi Lovato is 22.