Kris Wu rape case

Kris Wu rape case
Wu in 2017
DateJuly 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)
LocationChina
TypeRape, Licentious activities
TargetDu Meizhu[a] and 2 other female victims
Outcome
  • Wu's arrest, conviction of two crimes, and sentencing to 13 years imprisonment for the first crime and 1 year 10 months for the second crime. Fixed imprisonment term of 13 years. And deportation
  • Losses of sponsorships for Wu
  • Removal of Wu's works and social media accounts from the Chinese market
  • Deportation expected after prison sentence completion

The Kris Wu rape case is a sex crime case involving Chinese-Canadian singer and actor Kris Wu. It started when Du Meizhu, a 19-year-old Chinese university student, released a post on her Weibo account on July 8, 2021, accusing him of raping her and 30 other women (including minors).[1] Her estimate of the number of victims was later changed to 24 and eventually to 8 in her subsequent posts.[2][3][4] Wu denied all accusations.[4]

On July 31, 2021, Wu was detained by the Beijing police on suspicion of rape. On November 25, 2022, Wu was convicted in a Chinese court on two charges: raping "three drunken women" in his home in the months of November and December 2020, and having sexual activities in a group, with two other women in his home on July 1, 2018.[5] The court imposed a fixed term of 13 years after considerations of 11.5 years in prison for the first charge, and one year and ten months for the second charge, to be followed by deportation from China.[5][6][7] He was also fined CN¥600 million (approximately $84 million USD) for tax evasion.[6][8] Wu appealed in court. On November 24, 2023, the appeal was rejected.[9]


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  1. ^ Kim, Jo (July 21, 2021). "The Kris Wu Sex Scandal and China's Search for Morality in Public Figures". thediplomat.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Huang, Yunxuan (July 18, 2021). "吳亦凡爆「酒局選妃」睡8女！央視出手了 品牌方終止合作". SET News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Zhang, Xiaohan (July 20, 2021). "懶人包／吳亦凡酒局「20女 vs. 4男」！ 4000字揪「完整時間軸」". ETtoday新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mei Zi, Tan (July 19, 2021). "Chinese rapper Kris Wu denies accusations he raped over 30 women, including minors". Malay Mail. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Chang, Wayne (November 25, 2022). "Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of prison for rape in China". CNN. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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  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. ^ Lau, Jack (November 25, 2022). "Kris Wu jailed in China for sex crimes, fined US$84m for tax evasion". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Frater, Patrick (July 25, 2023). "Kris Wu, Jailed Chinese Superstar, Appeals Rape Conviction Out of Public View". Variety.