SINGAPORE: Martial arts icon Jet Li has firmly refuted persistent rumours suggesting he abandoned his first wife, former actress Huang Qiuyan, and their two elder daughters following his remarriage to actress Nina Li Chi in 1990.
Speaking in a recent interview on a web programme, the 63-year-old Romeo Must Die star clarified that his 1990 divorce from Huang, whom he wed in 1987, was entirely amicable and concluded on good terms.
Dismissing the long-standing abandonment allegations as "baseless", the action hero revealed that he walked away from the marriage empty-handed, leaving all his assets and real estate to Huang to guarantee her financial stability after the split.
The veteran actor further emphasised that he personally absorbed all the expenses involved in raising their daughters, Si and Taimi.
