Jackie Chan says the Olympic games represent "unity, love and peace" and should not be used as a platform for people to express their opinions.
The August 8-24 Beijing Olympics and the global torch relay have been plagued by criticism and protests against China's human rights record and its actions in Sudan and Tibet.
"They wish to find an outlet to voice their opinions, but I don't think they should use the Olympics to do so," Chan told The Associated Press.
"I hope people do not mix sports with politics. This is wrong," said Chan. "I don't understand why people would want to destroy the Olympics."
Chan has been active in promoting the Beijing Olympics. He starred in Olympic-themed TV commercials for Visa, attended a ceremony last year marking the one-year countdown for the games and recorded the official countdown song, We Are Ready.
The ongoing 20-nation Olympic torch relay is the longest in Olympic history, and is meant to build excitement for the Beijing Games.
But it also has been targeted in a number of cities by activists protesting China's support of Sudan despite years of bloodshed in Darfur and the communist government's harsh rule of Tibet, where anti-Chinese riots turned violent on March 14 in the region's capital.
China has said that 22 people died in Lhasa and has blamed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and his supporters for inciting the unrest. Demonstrations also have spread to Tibetan strongholds in neighboring provinces in western China.
