Kris Wu

Not to be confused with Chris Wu.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Kris Wu
吴亦凡
Wu in 2017
Born
Li Jiaheng (李嘉恒)

(1990-11-06) November 6, 1990 (age 34)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Other names
  • Kevin Li[1]
  • Wu Yi Fan
CitizenshipChina (1990–2000s)
Canada (2000s–present)
Alma materSir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • actor
  • model
Years active2012–2021
Musical career
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–2021[2][3]
Labels
Formerly of
Websitewww.kriswuofficial.com
Criminal information
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Rape, assembling a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities[4][5]
Criminal penalty13 years in prison plus deportation[5]
Details
Victims3+[4]
DateNovember — December 2020
Date apprehended
July 31, 2021
Wu Yi Fan
Simplified Chinese吴亦凡
Traditional Chinese吳亦凡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Yìfán
Li Jiaheng
Simplified Chinese李嘉恒
Traditional Chinese李嘉恆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jiāhéng

Wu Yi Fan[6] (Chinese: 吴亦凡, pronounced [ǔ î fǎn]; born November 6, 1990), known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese Canadian former rapper and convicted serial rapist.[7] He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its subgroup Exo-M under SM Entertainment, before leaving the group in 2014.[8] Wu was active as a solo artist and actor in Mainland China, and had starred in several number-one box office hits including Mr. Six and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China. He made his Hollywood debut in XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

In 2021, after rape allegations emerged on Chinese social media,[9][10] Wu was investigated by the Chinese authorities. He was subsequently sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment for forcing three intoxicated women to have sex with him on November 25, 2022, by the Chinese courts,[11] and was separately fined CN¥600 million (US$84 million) for tax evasion. In November 2023, he lost an appeal of the rape trial.[12]

  1. ^ "EXO's Personal Life". Tumblr. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "封杀！在吴亦凡事件中造谣、诱导集资、恶意洗地的账号…微博、微信同时出手". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "吳亦凡遭除名「變神秘數字". ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). August 2, 2021. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of prison for rape in China". CNN. November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "China sentences Chinese-Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 years". AP News. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Zheng, Dan (July 20, 2021). "吴亦凡"顶流财道"末路". China Business Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Former EXO member Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in jail for rape". Philippine Entertainment Portal. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "EXO-M Kris's lawsuit against SM Entertainment confirmed". May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu detained by Beijing police on rape allegations". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kris Wu: Chinese-Canadian singer jailed to 13 years for sex crimes". BBC News. November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Wakabayashi, Daisuke; Fu, Claire (November 25, 2022). "Chinese Court Sentences Canadian Singer to Prison for Rape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Variety-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).