Chinese courtroom rejects Canadian pop star Kris Wu’s attraction

A courtroom in China’s capital Beijing on Friday denied the attraction of Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu, who was sentenced to 13 years in jail.

The former member of Okay-pop group EXO returned to China in 2014, the place he constructed a profitable profession. In 2017, Wu made his Hollywood debut within the movie XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

Wu, 33, was detained in July 2021 after an 18-year-old Chinese pupil publicly accused him of forcing himself on her and different younger women.

Affirming the trial courtroom’s ruling, Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court dominated that Wu gathered a crowd to have interaction in lewd actions and was the ringleader.

His shut kin and officers from the Canadian embassy in China attended the decision announcement.

Wu, who couldn’t be contacted, has beforehand denied the accusation. Reuters didn’t have entry to his kin or his authorized representatives for remark.

“The Government of Canada is aware that a final decision was rendered in the case,” stated Jeremie Berube, spokesperson at Global Affairs Canada, which manages the federal government’s diplomatic and consular relations.

Consular officers have been actively engaged on Wu’s case and are offering consular help to him and his household, Berube stated in an announcement to Reuters.

The Canadian authorities stated in July that its diplomats had been denied entry to the beginning of Wu’s attraction trial. Beijing stated it notified the embassy of the attraction trial prematurely however it was not open to the general public to guard the privateness of the victims.

At the time of his detention, Wu was an envoy for 15 manufacturers, together with Bulgari, Lancome, Louis Vuitton and Porsche, all of which instantly severed ties with him.