J.C. Lee, the daughter of the iconic Marvel creator Stan Lee, has publicly addressed allegations of elder abuse for the first time in an interview with Business Insider. She vehemently denied claims that she mistreated both her father and her late mother, Joan. The accusations surfaced in 2017 after Joan's passing and were extensively covered in a 2018 article by The Hollywood Reporter (THR). The THR piece suggested that J.C. Lee pressured her parents for financial gain and control over their assets, depicting a volatile relationship marked by verbal confrontations and at least one alleged physical incident. The report included photos of a bruise on Joan Lee's arm, which J.C. Lee strongly refutes.
In the Business Insider interview, J.C. Lee labeled the accusations as "a lie" and expressed regret for not speaking out sooner, explaining that she was advised against making a public statement at the time of the THR article. "You think I haven't regretted it to this day?" she stated, firmly denying any physical abuse and dismissing the photo as "insane." While admitting to heated arguments with her parents over money, J.C. Lee insisted that these disputes never escalated to physical altercations. "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 interview with J.C. Lee in Business Insider delves into her experiences growing up as Stan Lee's daughter, her financial struggles, the influence of others around her, feelings of loneliness, her creative endeavors, and the challenges of living in her father's shadow.
