Jackie Chan is perhaps the biggest and most successful actor of his generation. Chan is a multitalented actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman whose legendary career has continued to inspire millions of fans who look up to him. He has been part of many award-winning action-comedy genre movies and has won prominent accolades.
The Accidental Spy movie star has often claimed that the late Martial art legend Bruce Lee was his idol. Lee was the pantheon figure for athletes and a powerhouse entertainer for action-packed movie lovers. His sudden death on July 20, 1973, took the world by storm as he was one the most prominent stars of Hong Kong and American cinema.
After his death, there were numerous rumors, conspiracy theories, and speculations about the cause of his passing, as some claim that he died due to a family curse, and others say he died due to cerebral edema. Jackie Chan once trashed these rumors and revealed how the Kung Fu icon died.
Jackie Chan Slammed False Rumors Behind Bruce Lee’s Death
In a candid interview, The Big Brawl movie actor Jackie Chan debunked the false conspiracy theories about the late Hong Kong-American martial artist Bruce Lee’s death, who died on July 20, 1973, and left behind his rich legacy. Since his sudden passing at age 32, there have been many rumors that he died due to his old family curse, while as per reports, he died due to cerebral edema.
He was the biggest star of his generation and earned enormous success, leading some to speculate that the movie mafia or Chinese gangsters might have killed him. Jackie Chan, who called Bruce Lee his idol, once slammed these rumors, saying he passed away at somebody’s house and no one murdered or killed him, as rumors say. He shared,
“I think in the old days, 30 years ago, communication was not fast enough. There was no internet, nobody knows. He died in somebody’s house. That’s everybody knows. My boss pick him up, then sended him to the hospital, and that’s the truth. Hong Kong, google everybody knows what happened. Wherever I travel, people ask how Bruce Lee died? Did somebody murder? Curse? No, nothing, just normal dying in somebody’s house, that’s all.”
It’s been decades since Martial artist-actor Bruce Lee died, but his death remains a mystery. According to reports, many speculated potential reasons behind his shocking death to being poisoned by a jealous lover, as at the time, fans slammed former actress Betty Ting Pei, who had an alleged affair with him, and she was there with Lee the night he died, for allegedly giving him the fatal painkiller when the actor complained about a headache.
Jackie Chan Talks About His Experience Meeting Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan was beginning his career when he got the opportunity to work in Bruce Lee’s last record-smashing 1973 movie, Enter the Dragon. The actor shared an intriguing anecdote when he first met him on the set, saying Lee accidentally hit him during a fight sequence. Chan recalled,
“I was behind the camera, and I would just see Bruce Lee. Then I ran, and suddenly it was all black in front of my eyes. He had hit just one stick right on my head. I felt dizzy, and I looked at Bruce Lee — he kept acting until the director said cut.”
The Rush Hour 3 movie actor continued,
“He then threw his stick, turned around and said, ‘Oh my God’ and ran to me and lifted me up and said sorry. I was not in pain anymore. I was a young guy and very tough. But I pretended to be in pain so that Bruce Lee holds me for as long as he can. I kept pretending the whole day.”
Robert Clouse-directed martial art movie Enter the Dragon featuring Bruce Lee received critical acclaim and is considered one of the most influential action genre films. The film was Lee’s last on-screen appearance before his death on 20 July 1973 at age 32.
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