Pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of jail for rape in China


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A court in Beijing on Friday, sentenced Chinese-born Canadian musician Kris Wu to over 13 years for crimes including rape. The rapper and singer was detained by the Chinese authorities in July 2021, following a series of sexual harassment allegations from internet celebrities and underage girls. Chaoyang district court found Wu, also known as Wu Yifan, guilty of raping three women in November and December 2020, according to the court’s official Weibo account. The women were “intoxicated and defenseless” when the incidents occurred, it added. Wu, 32, made his Hollywood debut in the sci-fi film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage”...