Martial arts star Jet Li is known for two marriages. His first wife was actress Hoang Thu Yen, and his second wife was actress and model Loi Tri.
However, because the marriage with Hoang Thu Yen did not last long, later Jet Li showed utmost love for Loi Tri, giving all the money he earned to her to manage, so there were rumors that he abandoned his ex-wife and 2 older daughters.
Recently, Hong Kong (China) "entertainment mogul" Chen Lam - Vice President of China Star Entertainment Limited - spoke out to defend Jet Li as a friend who has accompanied him for decades.
Tran Lam recounted quite detailedly the process of marriage breakdown between Jet Li and Huang Shuyan. According to her, Jet Li once met a "master", who predicted that he "will be destined to marry when, divorce when, and will meet a very white girl".
At that time, Jet Li asked: "If I have met the person I love most, can I forgive this (second marriage)?". But the master replied: "That is destined". Therefore, after 3 years of marriage to Huang Shuyan, Jet Li chose to divorce according to "heaven's will".
Tran Lam affirmed that Jet Li did not cheat but divorced first and then gradually pursued Li Zhi.
The entertainment mogul said that when divorcing, Jet Li left empty-handed. He left all his house in the US, cars and cash for his ex-wife, and he himself "did not bring a penny".
His two common daughters with Hoang Thu Yen are also fully supported by him alone in terms of nurturing and education costs. Ms. Tran Lam assessed that in raising children, Jet Li "has done beyond his responsibility", praising him as a good man.
These revelations divided netizens into two streams of opinions. Some people think that Tran Lam is "whitewashing" Ly Lien Kiet, because leaving empty-handed cannot erase the fact that he once left his family for Loi Tri.
But some people also commented that in real life not many men can do the job of "leaving empty-handed and taking responsibility for raising children", so from an economic perspective, he does not abuse his ex-wife.
According to Sohu, previously there was information that among the real estate that Jet Li left behind, a part still had unpaid loans. Hoang Thu Yen, due to inability to pay monthly mortgages, finally had her house recovered by the bank. She had to live in the basement with her child for 10 years.
The public also debated about the more unmeasurable "emotional debts". Hoang Thu Yen once gave up her career to accompany Jet Li from when he was still unknown, many people believe that those years of youth and sacrifice are clearly not comparable to just a few houses.
Meanwhile, Jet Li later publicly calling Li Zhi "the true love of his life" further distorted the situation of his ex-wife.
In particular, after remarrying, all of Jet Li's income has been managed by Li Zhi for nearly 30 years, creating a contrast with the "one-time compensation" style for his ex-wife.
Jet Li has never spoken out about these controversies.
