Brands inward PRC accept cutting ties amongst go past Chinese-Canadian celebrity Kris Wu after he was defendant of predatory conduct.
In a recent interview amid the Chinese tidings portal NetEase, Du Meizhu, xix, accused the thirty-yr-quondam popular star of date-raping her when she was 17. She besides said Wu had sexual activity with at to the lowest level vii other girls under the historic period of 18, seducing them with alcohol inwards improver to promises of fame. These include two “who are still minors who don’t want their lives to be disturbed simply desire to operate across him punished,” Ms. Du said.
She too claimed that Wu would pay other women he had slept amid to introduce more than than girls to him.
Ms. Du alleged that Wu had paid her 500,000 yuan ($77,130) to "go along placidity", just decided to mouth out direct off every chip she wanted to live "the terminal victim". She said she was repaying the money as well was fix to confront legal activity.
“My life has definitely been ruined,” Du said. “Although I accept entirely e'er slept amongst Wu, the populace has long idea that I’thousand damaged goods,” she wrote inward a Weibo mail amongst more than than seven.3m likes.
Ms. Du, who said she wanted guess for other alleged victims, gave Wu an ultimatum to quit the Chinese entertainment industry inside 24 hours too apologise publicly.
Wu'sec direction squad has denied the allegations in addition to has defendant Ms. Du of fabricating the floor.
On Monday, Wu wrote on microblogging platform Weibo: "I didn't respond before because I didn't want to interfere alongside judicial proceedings... only I cannot carry it anymore."
The xxx-year-old said he had met Ms. Du one fourth dimension at a friend'moment political political party merely denied other details of her account.
"If I've done any of the things (alleged), I volition go to jail myself," he said.
Since the allegations accept surfaced, Shanghai cosmetics make Kans, detergent brand Libai together with music streaming platform Yunting announced they would sever all ties with Wu. The vocalizer holds several lucrative advertizing deals amid strange luxury brands.TV program Ethereal Sound too said that it would no longer office with him, Other brands such every bit Kiehl'minute in addition to snack brand Bestore removed mentions of him on their Weibo pages.
Tencent has announced that Wu Yifan (Kris Wu) volition no longer be the make'second spokesperson. The upcoming drama 'The gilt hairpin' is likewise affected since the drama'second broadcast volition alive delayed or volition never live broadcasted at all.
The allegations triggered an natural leap of solidarity from Chinese women, alongside the Weibo hashtag “girls assistance girls” gaining more than than than 130m views by Mon.
The hashtags “Du Meizhu interview” together alongside “Du Meizhu demands Wu Yifan denote he is quitting the amusement manufacture” gained one.8bn together alongside 440m views respectively on the Twitter-like platform.
Following the accusations, EXO(yard-popular group) became a target of cyberbullying due to their previous human human relationship among Wu. However, fans take stood upward for the group, as well every bit have reminded others that "exo is nine," besides as that the members are no longer associated alongside Wu.
Source: the Global Times. Weibo.
