After Jackie Chan's son, Jaycee Chan makes the papers worldwide for his recent arrest and sentencing, Leehom Wang's picture unknowingly gets credited with the latter's bout with the law.

An English paper mistakenly publishes Wang's photo with an article talking about Chan's arrest in Mainland China last August for use and possession of marijuana. The Rush Hour actor's son admitted his use of the illegal drug on four specific occasions during his January 9 Beijing hearing.

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Chan was then sentenced to six months in prison and has been detained in a Chinese prison since August. He is set to be released on February 14, in time to celebrate the New year with family.

Wang is an American singer-songwriter currently based in Taiwan and is known for his distinct musical style which combines traditional Chinese elements with more western influences, such as hip-hop and R&B.

Chan, similarly, is an American born actor based in Hong Kong/ Taiwan and is the son of famous Hollywood actor, Jackie Chan.

The paper, attributes Wang's image mistakenly to Chan, with numerous netizens unknowingly reposting the article and the image online.

Fans of course were quick to point out the mistake, expressing their annoyance at the mistake.

Others however were more forgiving and laughed the entire incident off.

This also isn't the first time that international papers have mistakenly identified Asian stars. Previously, Viann Zhang's image was identified as Fan Bingbing for a news article talking about The Empress of China.

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