HONG KONG – Hong Kong-born Canadian actress Grace Chan has lodged a police report after a woman allegedly splashed her six-year-old son with “a cream-like substance” during a family outing.

The incident took place at a cinema in Admiralty, Hong Kong, on the afternoon of July 30 after the family watched Marvel’s latest film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

According to reports, Chan’s son accidentally kicked the back of a woman’s seat during the screening.

Although the actress apologised at the time, the woman confronted the family after the movie ended and poured a cream-like liquid over the boy’s head before walking away.

In an interview with Hong Kong media, Chan, 35, confirmed the incident and said the family had filed a police report.

The authorities have classified the case as common assault and are searching for a mainland Chinese woman believed to be involved.

The incident sparked online debate after a netizen accused Chan’s three sons of being rowdy throughout the screening, claiming they talked loudly and screamed.

Meanwhile, another netizen who claimed to have been seated behind Chan defended the actress, saying her three sons were well-behaved throughout the screening.

Responding to the criticism, the former Miss Hong Kong winner – who is married to Hong Kong-American actor Kevin Cheng – apologised if her children had disturbed other moviegoers.

“If it really happened, then I definitely need to do better. I’ll remind my children about how they should behave in public,” she said, as quoted by news outlet HK01.

However, Chan maintained that no one had approached her family during the ...