Overview
- Filmmaker Yi Zhou has publicly accused Renner of sending unsolicited explicit images and threatening to report her to immigration authorities, sharing screenshots on social media as purported evidence.
- Zhou says the interaction began after she interviewed Renner at his Reno home in June and describes a brief consensual encounter followed by behavior she characterizes as harassment and intimidation.
- Renner’s representatives told outlets including Variety and Page Six that the accusations are “totally inaccurate and false.”
- According to TN’s summary of a letter reported by TMZ, Renner claims Zhou pursued him, sent explicit messages to him, and tried to pressure him to promote her documentary and present themselves as a couple, adding a warning of legal action if she continues.
- No criminal charges or formal investigations have been reported, and the competing accounts remain unverified beyond the parties’ statements and Zhou’s posted screenshots.