Jay Chou Denies Illegitimate Child Rumor, JVR Issues Legal Warning

Chinese net users circulated a rumor that pop star Jay Chou fathered a child with a female shareholder named Liu, citing a claim by paparazzo Zhuo Wei that the two invested together in a Xi'an restaurant‑entertainment company and allegedly exited their shares on the same day. The speculation linked the alleged partner to former business associate Liu Ruoxue, prompting the story to trend on Chinese social media.

JVR Music, the label representing Jay Chou, issued a formal statement condemning the reports as false and malicious, announcing that it has retained lawyers to preserve evidence and will pursue legal action against those spreading the misinformation. The statement highlighted that Liu Ruoxue withdrew from the Xi'an company in 2014, while Jay Chou did so in 2021, and that he married his current wife in 2010, contradicting the rumor’s timeline. Jay Chou responded on Instagram with a photo of himself playing tennis and the caption “照打,” a brief, non‑verbal reply to the allegations.