[1]: 28–29 In 2002, Chu founded the Fantasy Culture and Art Foundation using proceeds from his Lord of the Rings translation.

[1]: 29  He has YouTube and Facebook streams covering on Taiwan current events, gaming, culture, learning English, and his cats.

[1]: 29 In June 2023, Kuomintang Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-chun (鍾沛君) accused Lucifer Chu of forcibly hugged and kissed her in 2022.

Chung criticised Chu's action "exploit the justice system to whitewash his reputation".

[8] Prosecutors indicted charges against Chu by indecent assault in October 2023,[9] and the Taipei District Court ordered him 14 months impressment at the first trial in March 2024.