Martial arts film star Jackie Chan, whose son Jaycee Chan recently spent six months in prison for consuming drugs, said in an interview that the prison stint had done his son a lot of good and even joked about sending him back there every year. (Also read: Jackie Chan's Son Jaycee Released From Jail)
"He used to be really lackadaisical and not focused enough. Now, he would place his shoes properly and always finishes the food his mother cooks for him. He even helps take the dishes to the sink and folds the clothes," Efe news agency quoted Chan as telling Hong Kong daily Oriental Morning Post in an interview in which he spoke about son Jaycee, 32, also an actor.
"I laughed and asked him to request to be jailed. It is quiet in there and he can write songs," said the 60-year-old actor, known for films like Rush Hour, Rumble in the Bronx and Drunken Master.
His lawyers were able to negotiate for him a reduced sentence, which he served from August 2014 to February 2015.
Their arrest occurred during a recently launched campaign against drug use in large Chinese cities which has already netted around 8,000 people on drug-related charges, including major celebrities such as actors, singers and film directors.
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