Austin Lin's family matter goes public as uncles demand debt repayment
26 Jun - Austin Lin found himself becoming tabloid fodder after many of his uncles claimed that his father had refused to pay money that he borrowed many years ago and that Austin had failed to help with the situation.
The whole issue sparked after Austin's uncles claimed that the actor's father has not fulfilled his promise of repaying his debt after they lent him money to support the family many years ago. His fourth uncle also said that he loaned the Lin family as much as NTD 4.5 million of which half of it were used for the children.
He also said that he had helped Austin pay his tuition for many semesters, bought him a motorcycle, and even provided him with a house for free.
"We loaned Austin's family money to raise him and his brothers and a house to live in. Didn't Austin use this money to live and graduate successfully? For 33 years, we didn't ask him for anything in return. We just want to ask him, is it right to treat your elders like this!" he said.
In response to the allegations, the actor expressed, "I have been working to support myself since I became an adult, to support my parents' living expenses, and to repay their many debts."
As for the debts to his uncles, he said, "I seldom see my uncles and have not been in touch for a long time. They don't know the details of my relationship with my parents, and I have no way of understanding the truth of the financial disputes of the previous generation and I am powerless to participate."
Regarding the future, Austin said, "I will continue to work hard to do my job well and try my best to take good care of my parents."
(Photo Source: Austin IG, Setn)
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