J.C. Lee, the daughter of the iconic Marvel creator Stan Lee, has broken her silence in an exclusive interview with Business Insider, vehemently denying previous allegations of elder abuse against both her father and her late mother, Joan. These serious accusations surfaced in 2017, following Joan's death, and were extensively detailed in a 2018 piece by The Hollywood Reporter (THR). The report painted a troubling picture, suggesting that J.C. Lee pressured her parents for financial gain and control over their assets, and described a volatile relationship marked by verbal confrontations and at least one alleged physical incident. THR's article included photographic evidence of a bruise on Joan Lee’s arm, which J.C. Lee has strongly refuted.
In her recent interview, J.C. Lee dismissed these claims as "a lie," explaining that she refrained from publicly defending herself at the time of the THR article due to advice from those close to her. "You think I haven't regretted it to this day?" she stated. "They are all lies. That photo is insane. I never did it." While admitting to heated arguments with her parents over financial matters, J.C. Lee insisted that these disputes never escalated to physical violence. "I never ever touched my parents," she affirmed.
Stan Lee passed away in 2018 at the age of 95 due to a heart attack. The comprehensive Business Insider interview with J.C. Lee delves into her experiences growing up under the shadow of her father's fame, her financial struggles, feelings of manipulation, loneliness, her creative endeavors, and the challenges of carrying on her father's legacy.
