Overview
- The Jiangsu Provincial Police Department stated that Kris Wu is alive in custody and dismissed online claims of his death as false.
- Authorities said a widely shared image showing Wu in a blue prison uniform was digitally manipulated by replacing another inmate’s face.
- Anonymous social media posts claimed he was killed by prison gang members or died after a hunger strike, but no evidence was provided.
- State and mainstream outlets offered no independent confirmation of any death reports, and prison or judicial bodies have remained silent.
- Wu is serving a 13-year sentence following his 2022 conviction for sexual assault, and similar untrue death rumors circulated earlier this year.