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The student, Du Meizhu, told Chinese media on
Sunday that the 30-year-old star had raped her when she was 17
after plying her with drinks.
Wu, who made his Hollywood debut in the 2017 sci-fi film "XXX:
Return of Xander Cage" and was previously a member of K-pop
group EXO, denied the accusations.
"I only met Ms Du once at a friend's gathering on Dec. 5, 2020.
I didn't force her to drink alcohol," Wu, whose Chinese name is
Wu Yifan, said on his social media account on Monday.
The public airing of allegations has caused a social media storm
in China, with the hashtag "Du getting Wu to leave the industry"
garnering 850 million views.
Du said in a social media post on Sunday she was demanding that
Wu quit the entertainment industry.
Du did not say if she had reported the alleged date rape to
police but Wu's studio said in a statement on Monday that it had
reported Du's accusation to police and had initiated legal
action.
Neither Du nor Wu's studio responded to messages from Reuters
seeking comment. Reuters was not able to immediately determine
which police station might have received a report about the
incident.
German luxury sports car brand Porsche said in a post on the
Chinese social media platform Weibo on Monday that it had ceased
cooperation with Wu, and Bvlgari followed suit on Tuesday.
"Bvlgari attaches great importance to the event related to Mr
Kris Wu, and decides to stop cooperative relationships with Mr
Kris Wu from now on," the Italian luxury jewellery brand said in
a post on its Weibo page.
(Reporting by Ryan Woo and Sophie Yu; Additional reporting by
Beijing Newsroom; editing by Robert Birsel)
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