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Jeremy Renner Denies Director Yi Zhou’s Allegations of Abuse and Explicit Messages

The dispute is playing out through social-media posts and media statements with no criminal charges reported.

Overview

  • Yi Zhou alleges Renner sent unsolicited explicit images in June and later threatened to contact U.S. immigration authorities after their breakup.
  • She describes a confrontation at Renner’s Reno home in which she says he yelled for hours and she hid in a room fearing for her safety.
  • Renner’s attorney Marty Singer calls the claims false and defamatory, asserting Zhou initiated contact, sent sexually explicit messages, and that any encounter was brief and consensual.
  • Zhou has posted more than two dozen Instagram entries since October 29 under #canceljeremyrenner, sharing screenshots and tying her claims to wider industry power imbalances.
  • Coverage notes their purported collaborations on Disney Chronicles and an animated film, references past public allegations from 2019, and emphasizes that these new claims remain contested.