Singer Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison stemming from rape and sexual promiscuity charges.
The 32-year-old Chinese-Canadian artist who has released solo music and was once part of K-Pop group Exo also owes approximately $83.7 million in fines for tax issues, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kris was detained by police in 2021 as a result of the rape allegations. He was held through his trial in China.
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Kris Wu has been detained by police.
The 30-year-old Chinese superstar, known for being both a rapper and an actor, was recently accused of rape in some claims made on social media by a 19-year-old college student.
Variety reports that female sexual assault victims in China usually end up in drawn-out civil suits rather than criminal suits, so this move by the Beijing police marks a new milestone in how the country is starting to treat these types of allegations.
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Kris Wu, a popular Chinese-Canadian rapper who has also broken into the acting world, has been accused of sexually abusing young girls.
The claims have made headlines in China, where an interview with the accuser has been viewed over 1.66 billion times on social media service Weibo, according to THR. Eight of the top 10 searches on Weibo are related to the claims.
Wu shot to fame as a member of the K-Pop group Exo and later pursued a solo career in China, where he has led several blockbuster hits. He also had roles in Hollywood movies like xXx: Return of Xander Cage and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. In addition, he has business relationships with several high-profile brands, including Louis Vuitton.
Back in 2018, Wu’s debut album caused some controversies because of fraudulent sales, which catapulted it down the chart to a No. 100 debut.
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Timothee Chalamet and Frank Ocean keep it cool and casual as they sit alongside each other at the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Show held as part of Paris Fashion Week on Thursday (January 17) in Paris, France.
The 23-year-old Beautiful Boy star and the 31-year-old Grammy-winning singer was joined by Naomi Campbell, Joel Edgerton, Kid Cudi, Natalia Vodianova, Kris Wu, J Balvin, Offset, JJ Lin, Takanori Iwata, Sita Abellan and Gunna as they all sat in the front row.
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After the presentation, Timothee and the rest of the VIP guests made their way backstage to congratulate Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton’s Men‘s Artistic Director.
Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and Alicia Vikander are celebrating a brand new exhibition!
The three were among the many stars in attendance at Louis Vuitton’s Volez, Voguez, Voyagez Exhibition Launch on Thursday (November 15) at Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China.
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Attendees included Nicolas Ghesquière, Léa Seydoux, Jaden Smith, Kris Wu, Lang Lang, Zhong Chuxi, Tang Yan, Chun Xia, Du Juan, Karena Lam, Zhu Yilong, Liu Haoran and Hidetoshi Nakata.
The show is a retrospective dedicated both the Louis Vuitton brand and its founder, which was first held in 2015 in Paris. It toured Tokyo in 2016, and Seoul and New York in 2017. It will be held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from Friday (Nov. 16) to February 1, 2019.
Kris Wu‘s new album Antares shot to number one on the iTunes chart after its release and his songs dominated the singles chart as well.
It seemed like the Chinese pop star was going to debut at the top of the Billboard chart, but it was discovered that many of the sales could not be validated.
After an audit, Kris‘ album debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 8,000 equivalent album units. Of that number, the singer sold 5,000 albums.
It is believed that Kris‘ fans in China, where the album was released days after the U.S. release, hacked into the U.S. iTunes store to purchase the album.
“Billboard and Nielsen Music have been working to validate the accuracy and legitimacy of the sales volumes that were reported for Kris Wu last week,” a Nielsen rep told Billboard. “As with all instances when providers are unable to validate sales, Nielsen decides on a case by case basis whether streaming or sales activity is chart-eligible. In this case, we did not receive the required validation of certain Kris Wu sales for last week and have decided to remove all unverified activity for the week ending November 8.”
Kris Wu‘s Antares album sales from the U.S. iTunes store were acquired “fraudulently” and will not count towards the Billboard charts.
The decision was made as of Wednesday (November 7), according to Variety.
The 28-year-old EXO alum’s solo debut stormed the iTunes U.S. charts upon its release, with the only non-Kris song in the Top 10 as of Monday (November 5) being Ariana Grande‘s “Thank U, Next.”
The determination that the purchases were fraudulent came down to a number of factors, including the fact that the album hadn’t yet been released in China. Some have speculated that Chinese fans were able to manipulate their VPN to access the U.S. iTunes store to purchase the album. Others suggested it was a mobilized fan initiative to “game the U.S. system to gain traction in the U.S. and mobilize a new audience.”
The album also dropped down to No. 90 on the charts once the album was made available in China. Apple has declined to comment.
For more on the situation, which is still being investigated, head to Variety.com.
