Chinese pop star detained on suspicion of rape

TAIPEI – Chinese-Canadian popular prima Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing constabulary connected suspicion of rape, constabulary announced Saturday, pursuing an accusation the erstwhile subordinate of the Korean lad set EXO lured young women into intersexual relationships.

Wu, 30, earlier was accused by a teen of having enactment with her portion she was drunk. Wu denied the accusation.

The teen said 7 different women contacted her to accidental Wu seduced them with promises of jobs and different opportunities. She said immoderate were nether 18 but gave nary denotation whether they were younger than China's property of consent of 14.

Wu has been “criminally detained" connected suspicion of rape "in effect to applicable accusation reported connected the internet" including that helium “repeatedly lured young women to person intersexual relations,” the constabulary connection said. It gave nary different details.

The teen publicized her accusations connected societal media and aboriginal successful an interrogation with net portal NetEase. A time aft that interrogation appeared, astatine slightest 10 brands including Porsche and Louis Vuitton broke disconnected endorsement and different deals with Wu.

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“There was nary ‘groupie sex’! There was nary ‘underage’!” Wu wrote past period connected his societal media account. “If determination were this benignant of thing, delight everyone relax, I would enactment myself successful jail!”

The teen and Wu some said they had asked authorities to investigate.

Saturday's connection didn't notation that lawsuit and gave nary accusation astir the presumption of that investigation.

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