Overview
- Filmmaker Yi Zhou alleges Renner sent her unsolicited explicit images beginning in June and claims their first physical encounter was not consensual.
- Zhou says an incident at Renner’s home involved heavy drinking and hours of shouting, prompting her to lock herself in a room for safety.
- She further alleges Renner threatened to call immigration authorities after she confronted him about his behavior.
- The pair had been publicly linked on projects including her documentary Masters of Cinema: Chronicles of Disney and the animated Stardust Future, which she says he later refused to promote.
- A representative for Renner calls the accusations totally inaccurate and untrue, and outlets report his lawyer sent Zhou a cease-and-desist letter.