Chinese-Canadian rapper Kris Wu tried for rape by Beijing court
- Wu, 31, was detained last year after being accused of rape by teenage beauty influencer Du Meizhu
- A verdict will come at a later date
The trial was not open to the public to protect the victim’s privacy, the Chaoyang District People’s Court court said. The verdict will be handed down at a later date.
Wu was detained a week after Du, then 18, made a series of posts on Chinese social media platform Weibo claiming he had raped her when she was 17. Later, she alleged that several other women, including two minors, had reached out to her to share similar experiences of being lured into having sex by Wu – claims the singer denied.
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Pop star Kris Wu detained by police in China over rape allegations
The Chaoyang branch of Beijing police said in a statement last year that it was looking into accusations posted online that Wu had “repeatedly deceived young women into sexual relations”.