Kris Wu rape case

The Kris Wu rape case was a legal case in China in which Canadian rapper Kris Wu was convicted of rape and group sex, which is illegal in China, in 2022. The case drew extensive media attention across the Chinese-speaking world at the height of Wu’s career.

In June 2021, beauty influencer Du Meizhu, through her friend, accused Wu of infidelity during their relationship from December 2020 to April 2021, when he ghosted her, until she found out his relationship with Chen Ziyi, a student, through paparazzi photos later. In July, Du accused Wu of raping her and other women, including two minors. Wu denied the accusations at the time. 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 at his home on July 1, 2018. 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. He was also fined CN¥600 million (approximately $84 million USD) for tax evasion. Wu appealed in court. On November 24, 2023, the appeal was rejected.