The son of actor Jackie Chan has apologised and asked for a second chance following his release from a six-month jail sentence for allowing people to use marijuana in his apartment.

The son of actor Jackie Chan has been released from a Beijing jail after completing a six-month sentence for allowing people to use marijuana in his apartment, amid a crackdown on illegal narcotics in the Chinese capital.

The son of actor Jackie Chan pleaded guilty in a Beijing court to providing a venue for drug users and was sentenced to six months in jail.

Chinese prosecutors have formally indicted the son of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan on the charge of sheltering others to use drugs, more than four months after he was first detained.

Chinese prosecutors have formally indicted the son of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan on the charge of sheltering others to use drugs, more than four months after he was first detained.