Jeremy Renner Faces Misconduct Accusations From Filmmaker Yi Zhou — What We Know So Far
Jeremy Renner is facing misconduct allegations from filmmaker Yi Zhou, who says the actor sent her inappropriate images and later threatened her after she confronted him. Zhou, who collaborated with Renner on two upcoming projects, detailed the claims in a series of social media posts.
Jeremy Renner is back in headlines for the wrong reasons. Filmmaker Yi Zhou says the 'Hawkeye' and 'Mayor of Kingstown' star crossed several lines while they were working together, and she just put her receipts on Instagram. Here is the rundown.
What Zhou says happened
- Zhou, a 37-year-old Chinese filmmaker, says Renner first reached out to her directly in June and sent a string of unsolicited explicit photos of himself.
- When she confronted him privately, she says he threatened to 'call immigration or ICE' on her.
- She posted screenshots she says are their messages, along with notes from friends who were worried about her.
- All of this, she says, happened while they were collaborating on two upcoming projects: 'Chronicles of Disney' and 'Stardust Future.'
'Such behavior is unacceptable and emblematic of the imbalance of power that continues to harm women in our industry.'
Her earlier account of an in-person meeting
In a separate interview with the Daily Mail, Zhou alleged that during a meeting about 'Chronicles of Disney' at Renner's home in Reno, Nevada, he became intoxicated and aggressive, and she locked herself in a bathroom because she was scared. Not exactly a normal development meeting.
Personal history and fallout
Zhou says she and Renner started a romantic relationship before they worked together. According to her, he later publicly denied they ever dated and then refused to promote the films they had made. She describes the whole situation as emotionally and psychologically draining while she tried to protect both her name and the work.
Where it stands
As of now, Renner has not responded publicly to the allegations.