Taiwanese singer-host Jacky Wu confirmed publicly for the first time on July 18 that he and his wife, Chang Wei-wei, divorced 12 years ago and that he had left all his assets to her.

Wu, who rarely spoke publicly about their relationship, revealed this at his concert at Malaysia’s Genting Highlands.

Wu, 63, married Chang, 64, in 1990 and they have four children - daughters Sandy, Vivian, Olivia and son Rick.

Sandy, 35, is a fellow TV host who used to co-host the variety show Super Entourage (2016 to 2025) with her father.

Rick, 28, is a singer who goes by the stage name LucyPIE. The other two daughters are not in the entertainment industry.

During his performance on July 18, Wu’s protege, comedian “Seafood” Liu Wei-ting, surprised his girlfriend Lee Ying-hsuan by proposing to her on stage, with Wu serving as a witness.

Wu then shared the news about his divorce, which he said happened 12 years ago.

The artiste admitted that he signed the divorce papers amicably with the encouragement and support of Sandy, who helped him complete the divorce proceedings.

“I am not a good husband, but I am definitely a good father,” he said.

He also revealed that he had chosen to “walk away with nothing”, leaving all his assets to his former wife.

Wu told Taiwanese media outlet Next Apple News in a report published on July 19 that his divorce had been an open secret in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, but he had not taken the initiative to address it in the past.

“It’s been circulating in the industry for a while now,” he said. “At my age, it doesn’t matter - it’s been so long since the divorce.”

He said that going public with his divorce now was simply a natural progression and that there was no need to conceal it deliberately.