Jackie Chan off the hook for now on 'guns and grenades' claim

Police have talked to Jackie Chan about his claimed use of "guns and grenades" to fend off gangsters, and have found no evidence so far that the movie star committed a crime in Hong Kong, police said yesterday.

Detectives from the Hong Kong Island crime unit met Chan at his office last week to discuss controversial remarks he made in an interview with Southern People Weekly magazine last month, a police department source said.

Chan reportedly told the detectives that his confrontation with triad members happened outside Hong Kong.

A police spokeswoman confirmed yesterday that the force had contacted Chan about his "guns and grenades" remarks.

"So far, there is no evidence to suggest that a crime was committed in Hong Kong," she said.

Officers are still investigating the case.

The star of the Rush Hour film series and other movies touched off a storm of controversy in the interview, when he said he and other actors used to be bullied by triad members who threatened them with guns to extort money.