Overview
- Jiangsu provincial police said Kris Wu is alive and dismissed online reports of his death as false.
- Authorities identified a widely shared photo purporting to show Wu in custody as a digitally altered image sourced from older footage.
- The latest wave of claims spread on November 13 after anonymous Weibo posts, including one from a user alleging to be his cellmate, made sensational allegations.
- Officials provided no details about Wu’s current prison location or living conditions while cautioning against spreading unverified information.
- This marks at least the third rumor cycle about Wu’s supposed death since early 2025, with previous iterations also debunked.